Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 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) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 166 | 154 | 385 | 308 | 377 | 274 | 247 | 268 | 153 | 265 | 281 | 290 | 434 | 283 | 848 | 845 | 1716 | 1696 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03AM0.61m | 1:09AM0.53m | 7:12AM0.57m | 10:31PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.13m | 3:44PM0.15m | 3:07AM0.53m | 3:25PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 194 | 87 | 123 | 154 | 126 | 377 | 274 | 247 | 268 | 153 | 265 | 281 | 290 | 434 | 283 | 848 | 585 | 1716 | 1696 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | E 6 | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 166 | 2 | 120 | 113 | 12 | 1 | — | 10 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 45 | 90 | 259 | 475 | 845 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | SW 18 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 152 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | ENE 3 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 145 | 154 | 385 | 308 | 358 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1232 | 450 | 121 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 121 | 1453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 1582 | 212 | 0 |
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