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The Guillotine Surf Forecast
/ WA – Margaret River (57 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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The Guillotine surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Guillotine surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Guillotine sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Guillotine today?
The current surf forecast for The Guillotine at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Guillotine. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
3514 | 3280 | 2800 | 2508 | 2195 | 1859 | 1711 | 1580 | 1534 | 1508 | 1403 | 773 | 1304 | 1351 | 1272 | 1215 | 1158 | 1082 | 1010 | 940 | 747 | 760 | 482 | 1155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:07AM0.97m | 9:25AM1.02m | 9:47AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.37m | 7:08PM0.38m | 8:00PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 3514 | 3280 | 2800 | 2508 | 2195 | 1859 | 1711 | 1580 | 1534 | 1508 | 1403 | 773 | 1304 | 1351 | 1272 | 1215 | 1158 | 1082 | 1010 | 940 | 747 | 760 | 411 | 1155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | — | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 711 | 431 | 245 | — | 9 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 75 | 74 | 263 | 248 | 482 | 322 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 22 | SW 16 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 9 | 161 | 163 | 249 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
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