The Guillotine Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.82° S 114.99° E

The Guillotine WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Guillotine sea temperature is
18.8°C
1.4° 

The Guillotine surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


The Guillotine surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 19s period, WSW swell with 18,211 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Guillotine this week:

The surf forecast for The Guillotine over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Guillotine in the next 16 days are 5.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (AWST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Sun 23rd Aug)11ft (3.5m) 16s
Best Surf11PM (Sun 23rd Aug)11ft (3.5m) 16s
Most Powerful 8AM (Wed 26th Aug)16ft (5.0m) 19s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Guillotine over the next 16 days.


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