West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is

17.7°C

West Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at West Beach today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	408	343	280	275	234	217	180	180	143	140	109	95	111	194	263	286	233	210	164	206	353	246	186	141
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	E	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					11:33AM0.36m				11:05PM0.94m				11:53AM0.25m				11:32PM0.94m				11:32AM0.17m
Low Tide			6:07AM0.05m			3:46PM0.23m					7:02AM0.08m			3:20PM0.20m						8:20AM0.13m		2:43PM0.14m


	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	13	15	15	15	15	14	12	11	13	16	17	16	16	15	12	11	15	18	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	9	8	10	11	10	10	10	10	8	7	7	9	10	10	11	9	8	8	11	15	15	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	408	343	280	275	234	217	180	180	143	140	109	95	70	69	125	120	233	117	156	206	353	246	62	48
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	S 9	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 13	S 8	—	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	9	6	6	16	15	18	18	19	18	8	27	14	64	59	45	45	66	210	164	135	1	—	186	141
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	S 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSW 20	—	SSW 18	—	S 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	8	8	—	—	—	—	6	12	12	26	26	8	8	7	38	—	107	—	1	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	E 7
kJ	13	9	9	6	13	28	37	41	43	43	40	47	111	194	263	286	195	—	80	78	44	53	—	104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	Sand Patch Beach WA - Far South	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Mutton Bird Beach WA - Far South	Mutton Bird Beach WA - Far South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Mutton Bird Beach WA - Far South	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Mutton Bird Beach WA - Far South	Cactus SA - Nullarbor	Castle Rock WA - Margaret River	Sand Patch Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	4	4	3	4	3	1	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	229	405	405	428	270	242	242	405	405	405	455	405	405	270	242	270	242	1232	450	229	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia	Cyclops	Cyclops	Cyclops	Sand Patch Beach				Lights Beach	Lights Beach	Lights Beach							Lights Beach	Windy Harbour	Windy Harbour	Mutton Bird Beach			Windy Harbour	Cyclops
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3				2	2	2							4	4	3	4			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Fairhaven VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Posties SA - East Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	7	7	5	5	4	5	5	4	6	4	4	5	5	5

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