gnarabup
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
46Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 10 ft swell at 10 s
Mon 2 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 1,054kJ
- Wind
- WNW 19 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 854kJ
- Wind
- SSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,776kJ
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,415kJ
- Wind
- S 15 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 974kJ
- Wind
- ESE 16 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 461kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 124kJ
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 152, fair
- Mon 222, poor
- Tue 338, poor
- Wed 469, good
- Thu 544, poor
- Fri 659, fair
- Sat 728, too small
- Sun 811, too small
- Mon 938, poor
- Tue 1052, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 3–20 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
gnarabup does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 52, fair | 10 ft10 smushy11 ft at break (est.) | 1,684kJ | wind from the west, 7 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 22, poor | 8 ft9 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 1,054kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 38, poor | 8 ft8 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 854kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 69, good | 10 ft10 scrumbling12 ft at break (est.) | 1,776kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 44, poor | 9 ft10 scrumbling11 ft at break (est.) | 1,415kJ | wind from the south, 15 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 59, fair | 7 ft10 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 974kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 28, too small | 5 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 461kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 11, too small | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 124kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 38, poor | 9 ft9 scrumbling10 ft at break (est.) | 1,153kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 52, fair | 9 ft9 scrumbling10 ft at break (est.) | 1,202kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 15°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:29 +0.3 mLow 12:35 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:15 +0.3 mLow 13:19 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:06 +0.2 mLow 01:49 +0.2 mHigh 04:03 +0.2 mLow 13:52 −0.2 mHigh 21:57 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for expert surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of gnarabup
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About gnarabup
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (260°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (80°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 18°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Gnarabup, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,040–US$3,900 each
about US$2,040–US$3,900 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to PER, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$1,070–US$2,230 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$234 |
| Total | about US$2,040–US$3,900 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
1 min by car · 29 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Prevelly its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Gnarabup on Booking.com
2 min by car · 25 places to stay
- Beds in Burnside on Booking.com
10 min by car · 8 places to stay
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 36h 25m
About 36h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 4h 30m by road
Flights ORD → PER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.