The Womb surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AWST
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The Womb surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Womb sea temperature is
21.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Womb today?

The current surf forecast for The Womb at 4AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
11
1
WSW
18
1.7
SSW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5353
4185
3621
2975
2496
2077
1771
1713
1685
1656
1628
1530
1448
1310
1310
1052
1034
947
627
651
1130
1151
1193
1172
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:56AM0.80m
9:25AM0.85m
9:59AM0.87m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.01m
7:22PM-0.03m
8:46PM-0.04m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
16
12
13
12
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
17
17
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
5353
4185
3621
2975
2496
2077
1771
1713
1685
1656
1628
1530
1448
1310
1310
1052
1034
947
627
649
1130
1151
1193
1172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SW
12
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
11
11
11
47
90
90
88
216
164
161
158
439
480
659
921
1068
1122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
113
336
332
398
596
651
33
55
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
0
0
4
9
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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