Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.9° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 5PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1169
1547
1684
1663
2299
2015
1175
1175
1582
1083
1723
460
537
2679
2598
1413
1214
1019
1004
867
744
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:43PM0.67m
9:50AM0.60m
9:57PM0.76m
10:27AM0.54m
10:17PM0.84m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.16m
3:58AM0.17m
3:38PM0.18m
4:37AM0.10m
3:48PM0.20m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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5:09
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5:07
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6:19
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6:20
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6:21
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1
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Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
8
8
11
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
7
6
5
5
1
2
3
7
5
4
5
4
6
5
7
7
10
11
12
9
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