West Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
10
2.1
SW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
92
88
160
162
215
209
144
142
357
471
599
192
1305
928
1239
1358
1537
1818
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
NE
25
NNE
30
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
25
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:08AM0.66m
1:35AM0.59m
7:47AM0.59m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.09m
4:47PM0.09m
4:46AM0.56m
4:41PM0.10m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
Temp °C
24
27
23
19
16
17
20
17
16
15
16
14
15
14
16
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
23
24
19
14
12
11
11
7
8
8
10
8
10
11
12
10
10
8
9
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