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The Guillotine

Gracetown, Australia
🪨Rocks🦈Sharks🏝️Remote

The Guillotine is an exposed left-hand reef break near Gracetown that delivers very consistent waves. The reef picks up virtually any swell going and works best around mid tide when the wave produces clean, defined walls with barrel sections. The isolated location keeps crowds to a minimum, but the rocky reef and shark-prone waters demand respect. A solid intermediate option in the Margaret River region.

3-Day Forecast
Mon
16
29
Poor
1.5m
@13s
22km/h
Tue
17
58
Fair
1.3m
@14s
15km/h
Wed
18
55
Fair
1.4m
@13s
9km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.5m
SW(220°)
Score: 10/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 23/25
Wind
22km/h
SSE(161°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
20°C
0.0mm86%
Windswell Component
0.5mSSE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:30 am
Low tide - -0.19m
7:45 pm
High tide - 0.44m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

29
Poor
Components
Swell Direction21/25
Swell Size10/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score55/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score29/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score29
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
195° - 265°
Size range
1m - 3.5m
Ideal size
2.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (70°)
Offshore range
30° - 110°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.3m

Water temp

19°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Remote access near Gracetown. Track through bush.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Feb, Nov

Very consistent reef. Autumn through spring is prime.

Getting There

Airport
PER
Drive time
265 min
Data quality
verified

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