Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 315 | 1246 | 661 | 653 | 436 | 302 | 377 | 508 | 678 | 799 | 733 | 690 | 534 | 510 | 551 | 265 | 476 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24AM0.41m | 12:21PM0.58m | 1:41AM0.48m | 11:52AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.24m | 6:04AM0.34m | 7:27PM0.25m | 6:47AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 295 | 315 | 326 | 661 | 653 | 436 | 302 | 377 | 508 | 678 | 799 | 733 | 690 | 534 | 510 | 551 | 167 | 476 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSW 13 | SE 18 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 209 | 312 | 302 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 265 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | — | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 111 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | — | — | WNW 3 | SW 8 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 1246 | — | — | 1 | 46 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1338 | 1083 | 121 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 121 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 68 | 121 |
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