Waterwheels
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
52Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 11 ft swell at 10 s
Tue 3 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 964kJ
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 73 out of 100
- Swell
- 11 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 2,382kJ
- Wind
- WSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 57 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 1,842kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,081kJ
- Wind
- ESE 20 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 470kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 607kJ
- Wind
- SSE 19 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Mon 9 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,158kJ
- Wind
- SE 19 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 223, poor
- Tue 347, fair
- Wed 473, good
- Thu 557, fair
- Fri 652, fair
- Sat 736, too small
- Sun 819, too small
- Mon 940, poor
- Tue 1041, poor
- Wed 1167, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 3–20 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Apr–May4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Waterwheels does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 23, poor | 9 ft10 smushy11 ft at break (est.) | 1,196kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 47, fair | 9 ft8 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 964kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 73, good | 11 ft10 ssoft14 ft at break (est.) | 2,382kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 57, fair | 10 ft10 smushy13 ft at break (est.) | 1,842kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 52, fair | 8 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 1,081kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 20 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 36, too small | 6 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 470kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 19, too small | 6 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 607kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 40, poor | 7 ft11 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 1,158kJ | wind from the south-east, 19 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 41, poor | 8 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 1,173kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 67, good | 6 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 559kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, offshore | 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:25 +0.3 mLow 13:48 −0.3 mHigh 23:29 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:32 +0.1 mHigh 05:42 +0.2 mLow 14:21 −0.3 mHigh 21:59 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:44 +0.0 mHigh 07:34 +0.1 mLow 14:40 −0.2 mHigh 21:26 +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
best Apr–May
Good days in a typical week, each month, for expert surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 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
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About Waterwheels
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (245°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (65°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 72). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 21°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually April and May, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Augusta, 6.5 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot 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).
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 15 min by car · 17 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Augusta its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Karridale on Booking.com
about 35 min by car · 3 places to stay
- Beds in Forest Grove on Booking.com
about 1h by car
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.