West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 2026 AWST
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West Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's West Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
367
476
463
443
561
277
479
829
1370
1277
1064
1053
2080
2158
2028
1900
1559
1374
1138
817
653
643
514
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
NNE
10
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:27AM0.76m
10:12PM0.47m
9:50AM0.86m
11:07PM0.39m
10:18AM0.93m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.22m
4:26PM0.11m
3:05AM0.25m
5:17PM0.04m
3:11AM0.27m
6:10PM0.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
20
20
18
17
14
13
13
12
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
17
16
13
12
10
8
9
8
13
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
12
13
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.1
E
6
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
272
367
476
463
443
1
277
479
829
1370
1277
1064
1053
2080
2158
2028
1900
1559
1374
1138
817
653
643
514
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
84
83
31
1
1
2
459
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
0.8
SW
5
1.2
SW
8
0.9
W
4
Energy kJ
561
29
169
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
68
0
0
15
1232
266
68
68
68
405
68
121
405
266
121
15
15
0
0
15
68
68
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
2
4
7
3
4
4
4
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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