West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
19.3° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
303
238
253
216
231
211
276
273
373
427
1036
1464
1611
1665
1450
1229
1191
1030
1016
721
617
515
515
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:35AM0.86m
10:59PM0.28m
12:01PM0.82m
10:45PM0.27m
12:29PM0.77m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.23m
3:44AM0.16m
8:48PM0.26m
3:48AM0.16m
3:43AM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
17
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
15
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
378
303
238
235
186
231
164
144
136
163
427
1036
1464
1611
1665
1450
1229
1191
1030
1016
721
617
515
515
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
S
10
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
Energy kJ
115
81
79
149
97
33
211
276
273
373
117
9
5
2
72
65
40
18
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
45
42
149
253
216
168
31
22
15
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SSE
8
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
1
75
80
81
19
15
17
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
405
405
405
405
270
270
229
229
405
405
229
0
0
121
0
184
405
405
405
270
184
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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