Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
499 | 427 | 351 | 302 | 220 | 158 | 413 | 379 | 286 | 425 | 449 | 568 | 522 | 449 | 497 | 1324 | 1250 | 1136 | 892 | 768 | 512 | 425 | 581 | 749 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:54PM0.38m | 9:42AM0.81m | 11:21PM0.39m | 10:06AM0.84m | 11:14PM0.42m | 10:30AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.36m | 5:23PM0.06m | 3:09AM0.30m | 5:29PM0.06m | 3:46AM0.24m | 5:37PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
499 | 427 | 351 | 302 | 220 | 158 | 307 | 379 | 286 | 425 | 449 | 568 | 522 | 449 | 455 | 1324 | 1250 | 1136 | 892 | 768 | 512 | 425 | 344 | 264 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 24 | — | SW 22 | — | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 146 | 64 | 144 | 413 | — | 11 | — | 18 | — | 184 | 251 | 497 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 20 | 53 | 175 | 411 | 581 | 749 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 172 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 172 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 1232 | 294 | 199 | 1338 | 1232 | 1232 | 405 | 405 |
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