Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 892 | 1108 | 1230 | 1184 | 1139 | 1014 | 1001 | 880 | 983 | 857 | 706 | 697 | 594 | 553 | 1069 | 996 | 778 | 715 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 2:10AM0.62m | 8:16AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.10m | 5:33PM0.09m | 5:28PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 892 | 1108 | 1230 | 1184 | 1139 | 1014 | 1001 | 880 | 983 | 857 | 706 | 697 | 594 | 549 | 1069 | 996 | 778 | 715 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 176 | 356 | 480 | 566 | 553 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 294 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
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