West Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 9AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (08 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
3
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
4
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
2
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
4
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
13
2.1
SW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
638
2114
2727
3167
4313
2632
2133
2390
7412
9426
5188
4449
4001
3166
2503
1919
1551
1323
983
454
1426
3209
5043
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
40
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:53AM0.76m
8:52AM0.86m
9:39AM0.93m
Low Tide
5:05PM-0.01m
5:25PM-0.07m
5:50PM-0.08m
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
5
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
9
11
10
10
12
11
10
11
10
12
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
9
8
6
Feels °C
7
7
1
2
-1
-2
0
1
1
3
4
6
9
9
10
8
7
6
5
6
6
0
-1
-3
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