Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 525 | 519 | 525 | 487 | 510 | 1250 | 347 | 318 | 392 | 938 | 763 | 706 | 660 | 668 | 756 | 969 | 969 | 1014 | 826 | 1390 | 922 | 950 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:55AM0.61m | 00:21AM0.70m | 12:05PM0.50m | 00:45AM0.73m | 11:54AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.19m | 6:02PM0.17m | 6:53AM0.23m | 5:55PM0.18m | 7:49AM0.29m | 5:31PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ESE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 627 | 525 | 519 | 525 | 487 | 510 | 3 | 347 | 318 | 143 | 938 | 763 | 706 | 660 | 668 | 756 | 969 | 969 | 1014 | 826 | 863 | 922 | 950 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 392 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1250 | 168 | 163 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1390 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 184 | 68 | 199 | 121 | 770 | 405 | 121 | 121 | 68 | 405 | 121 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 121 | 413 | 121 | 68 | 15 |
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