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Level 4/10

Gas Bay

Margaret River, Australia
👥Crowded🌀Strong rips🦈Sharks

Gas Bay is a quality right-hand reef break just south of Margaret River main break that delivers hollow, workable walls when the swell is right. It picks up more swell than many nearby breaks and is surprisingly consistent even in summer months—surf-forecast lists February as the best month for clean waves here. The reef creates a defined takeoff zone and the wave runs along a shallow ledge, offering barrel sections on bigger days.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
22
Poor
2.0m
@11s
37km/h
Tue
31
12
Poor
4.1m
@12s
28km/h
Wed
1
42
Poor
2.4m
@12s
12km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.0m
SW(216°)
Score: 18/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 8/25
Wind
37km/h
W(275°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
19°C
0.1mm68%
Windswell Component
1.4mW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.5mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 24 km/h W|PM: 42 km/h WNW
24 km/h vs 42 km/h afternoon
Tide at 10am (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:30 am
Low tide - 0.07m
10:30 am
High tide - 0.38m
1:30 pm
Low tide - 0.36m
8:10 pm
High tide - 0.54m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

22
Poor
Components
Swell Direction19/25
Swell Size18/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score45/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score22/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score22
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
195° - 260°
Size range
0.8m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
45° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.3m

Water temp

19°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

6/10

👥 Autumn Break (Apr 4Apr 19) — expect extra crowds

Access: Short walk from Gas Bay carpark off Caves Road.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

Best autumn through spring. Summer swells smaller but still surfable. February is surprisingly consistent.

Getting There

Airport
PER
Drive time
275 min
Data quality
verified

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