Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
247
268
156
265
281
265
373
283
848
845
1900
1900
2070
1900
1524
1305
1170
1081
1094
1122
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
N
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
SSW
20
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
High Tide
1:09AM0.53m
7:12AM0.57m
10:31PM0.49m
7:59AM0.61m
9:44PM0.52m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.15m
3:07AM0.53m
3:25PM0.15m
2:18AM0.44m
3:15PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
16
15
13
13
13
15
21
23
18
16
15
14
14
19
25
29
28
19
19
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
10
11
10
11
19
21
16
15
15
13
12
16
21
22
22
17
16
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