West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 2026 AWST
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West Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's West Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
400
400
339
355
326
336
378
389
384
378
303
238
235
235
269
211
276
273
373
427
1048
1302
1466
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:12AM0.88m
11:03PM0.29m
11:35AM0.86m
10:59PM0.28m
12:01PM0.82m
10:45PM0.27m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.19m
7:06PM0.19m
3:37AM0.17m
7:46PM0.23m
3:44AM0.16m
8:48PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
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6:35
6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
13
14
12
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
402
370
386
339
332
299
231
226
389
384
378
303
238
235
235
269
167
147
139
133
427
1048
1302
1466
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
S
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
413
400
400
339
355
326
336
378
184
145
124
81
79
58
47
33
211
276
273
373
120
9
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
24
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
31
11
52
25
11
45
45
45
42
149
149
97
168
32
22
15
9
9
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
Energy kJ
10
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
5
5
5
Distance (km)
405
405
405
405
450
405
405
0
0
0
0
405
450
405
405
270
229
212
307
405
405
270
270
229
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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