Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 11AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 635 | 1561 | 1696 | 1375 | 1415 | 815 | 1672 | 1385 | 2204 | 1700 | 1667 | 1455 | 1496 | 1671 | 1693 | 2118 | 2508 | 2849 | 3184 | 3055 | 3135 | 3175 | 2948 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52AM0.68m | 10:20PM0.60m | 10:17AM0.62m | 10:23PM0.68m | 10:37AM0.55m | 10:32PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.25m | 4:22PM0.16m | 4:19AM0.19m | 4:18PM0.20m | 4:50AM0.15m | 4:11PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 635 | 1561 | 1696 | 1375 | 1415 | 815 | 857 | 1056 | 1390 | 1700 | 1667 | 1455 | 1496 | 1671 | 1693 | 2118 | 2508 | 2849 | 3184 | 3055 | 3135 | 3175 | 2948 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 248 | 544 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 87 | 1672 | 1385 | 2204 | — | — | 18 | 20 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 1687 | 1453 | 1232 | 1232 | 1338 | 121 | 121 | 1294 | 1466 | 2000 | 2199 | 121 | 68 | 121 | 68 | 405 | 1083 | 2184 | 68 | 68 | 0 |
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