West Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.1° 

West Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Beach today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s

Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
291
275
470
623
986
798
780
601
573
709
969
1415
1527
1547
1361
1110
1095
1081
1108
981
949
973
1081
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:32AM0.58m
12:44PM0.53m
2:10AM0.61m
12:16PM0.42m
3:06AM0.64m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.32m
7:14PM0.20m
9:03AM0.38m
6:43PM0.21m
5:34PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
18
15
15
18
17
18
15
13
12
12
12
17
17
15
15
14
14
13
12
18
22
21
17
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
13
12
14
11
10
8
7
8
13
14
13
14
11
11
9
8
13
18
18
15
11
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