West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 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
19.2° 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 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (07 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1551
1480
1229
1077
850
838
694
617
515
515
421
421
345
329
248
244
192
189
145
133
89
69
61
40
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
20
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
30
E
30
E
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:29PM0.77m
1:03PM0.72m
1:48PM0.64m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.16m
3:43AM0.17m
3:12AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:39
6:39
6:41
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
13
13
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
16
18
17
16
14
13
12
12
16
18
17
16
14
14
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
13
14
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1551
1480
1229
1077
850
838
694
617
515
515
421
421
345
329
248
244
45
189
145
133
89
69
21
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
15
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
23
37
15
20
39
192
33
22
11
23
61
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
22
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
E
5
0.3
NE
3
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
5
1
ESE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.3
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
20
33
21
15
36
1
22
22
21
44
57
67
6
16
13
31
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
1
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
212
270
405
405
270
405
212
0
453
270
270
355
425
307
0
0
0
270
242
270
229
229
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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