The Three Bears Surf Forecast

/ WA – Margaret River (57 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

The Three Bears surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AWST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's The Three Bears sea temperature is 20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Three Bears today?

The current surf forecast for The Three Bears at 2PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 May)	4ft (1.2m)	17s
Afternoon (06 May)	5ft (1.6m)	16s
Evening (06 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s

Table - waves today at The Three Bears. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 6							Thursday 7								Friday 8								Sat 9
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	877	808	870	1230	1451	1451	1273	1225	1001	961	846	763	653	517	437	394	331	331	241	181	169	114	114	114
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	S	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:29AM0.70m								10:58AM0.68m									11:30AM0.64m
Low Tide								11:53PM0.13m								00:22AM0.14m								00:38AM0.14m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	14	18	20	19	15	15	14	13	15	18	21	20	18	16	16	15	17	20	22	21	19	18
Feels °C	7	6	9	15	18	13	9	9	8	7	10	16	18	14	12	9	10	9	12	17	20	16	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	N 6	NNE 6	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	877	808	870	1230	1451	1451	1273	1225	1001	961	846	763	653	517	437	394	331	331	241	181	41	33	114	114
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 18	WSW 16
kJ	273	336	212	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	55	169	114	12	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	SW 18	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	12	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	—	—	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	—	NE 5	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	—	—	NNE 4	NNE 5
kJ	15	13	14	6	—	—	12	20	22	24	22	—	—	6	10	26	47	63	72	67	—	—	38	77
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	9	14	7	0	0	0	20	14	8	8	0	0	4	0	7	20	25	20	32	3	0	0	19	28
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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