Grunters
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
Tue 3 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 910kJ
- Wind
- SSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 69 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,924kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,849kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,042kJ
- Wind
- ESE 18 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 185kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 562kJ
- Wind
- SSE 21 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,009kJ
- Wind
- SSE 19 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 222, poor
- Tue 338, poor
- Wed 469, good
- Thu 546, fair
- Fri 655, fair
- Sat 720, too small
- Sun 819, too small
- Mon 939, poor
- Tue 1045, fair
- Wed 1164, good
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.
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 22, poor | 9 ft9 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 1,218kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 38, poor | 8 ft8 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 910kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 69, good | 10 ft10 scrumbling12 ft at break (est.) | 1,924kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 46, fair | 10 ft10 scrumbling12 ft at break (est.) | 1,849kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 55, fair | 8 ft10 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 1,042kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 18 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 185kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 19, too small | 5 ft10 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 562kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 21 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 39, poor | 7 ft11 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 1,009kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 45, fair | 8 ft10 scrumbling10 ft at break (est.) | 1,153kJ | wind from the south-east, 12 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 64, good | 5 ft10 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 546kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore | 14°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
- 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
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:43 +0.1 mHigh 06:45 +0.1 mLow 14:08 −0.1 mHigh 21:13 +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
- Jun2of 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
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Grunters
More surf near here
5 places
- Gas Bay 0.1 km away
- Boodjidup 1 km away
- Mutant Slabs 1.4 km away
- gnarabup 2.1 km away
- Margaret River - bommie 2.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Grunters
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (261°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (81°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 Margaret River, 9.3 km away (about 20 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
2 min by car · 25 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Gnarabup its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Prevelly on Booking.com
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- Beds in Burnside on Booking.com
13 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.