Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 314 | 306 | 291 | 283 | 291 | 310 | 612 | 1067 | 1054 | 1199 | 1054 | 1040 | 892 | 904 | 778 | 904 | 1122 | 1230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:10AM0.66m | 10:49AM0.46m | 1:36AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.15m | 7:43AM0.43m | 5:42PM0.12m | 5:38PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 91 | 291 | 283 | 291 | 310 | 612 | 1067 | 1054 | 1199 | 1054 | 1040 | 892 | 904 | 778 | 904 | 1122 | 1230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 387 | 314 | 306 | 70 | 52 | 38 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 121 | 455 | 455 | 121 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 172 | 121 | 121 | 68 | 0 |
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