West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 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
18.8° 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 6AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
48
84
80
68
66
67
67
67
79
251
425
310
310
298
318
372
437
508
487
474
497
229
229
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
W
15
W
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:05AM0.57m
8:19PM0.55m
9:10AM0.66m
9:17PM0.52m
9:27AM0.76m
10:12PM0.47m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.17m
2:48PM0.33m
2:33AM0.19m
3:38PM0.21m
2:51AM0.22m
4:26PM0.11m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
18
17
17
23
25
25
23
21
20
18
18
23
26
25
23
20
17
15
15
19
19
18
18
16
14
12
12
18
21
22
19
17
16
13
12
16
20
21
19
17
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
9
9
84
80
68
66
67
67
67
79
251
425
310
310
298
318
372
437
508
487
474
497
229
229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SW
18
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
Energy kJ
46
48
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
78
5
5
139
90
38
3
69
82
1
1
1
75
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SW
12
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
SW
20
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
5
26
76
5
1
41
32
5
35
3
3
1
15
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
E
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
2
4
2
5
7
7
4
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
199
15
15
0
0
405
68
68
15
455
121
68
68
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
2
4
4
4
5
4
2
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
4
4
4
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
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