West Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
0.1° 

West Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Beach today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
697
594
585
494
378
290
282
225
154
186
407
397
372
279
305
393
520
657
766
742
578
553
637
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
NW
45
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:16AM0.46m
11:58AM0.69m
00:21AM0.54m
11:57AM0.59m
00:32AM0.60m
11:44AM0.51m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.23m
6:36PM0.20m
6:08AM0.26m
6:18PM0.21m
6:39AM0.31m
6:00PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
18
20
19
16
17
17
15
15
19
21
21
18
17
15
15
15
21
23
23
14
11
Feels °C
11
11
9
14
17
15
12
12
12
11
10
13
16
17
13
12
9
8
7
13
16
17
6
3
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