West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is

17.3°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 3PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (12 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).
	Monday 12							Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	3	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 6	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1415	1415	1271	1191	1158	1143	1127	1259	1241	1224	1156	975	841	721	585	482	379	313	308	236	186	173	111
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:59AM0.42m				11:00PM0.85m				10:59AM0.37m					11:17PM0.85m			10:51AM0.34m
Low Tide		5:47AM0.15m			4:00PM0.19m					6:15AM0.18m			3:57PM0.17m					6:43AM0.22m			3:58PM0.14m


	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	11	9	11	15	15	14	14	13	10	10	13	20	22	24	22	22
Feels °C	9	10	10	9	10	9	8	7	6	7	10	8	8	8	7	5	6	7	14	17	20	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	1415	1415	1271	1191	1158	1143	1127	1259	1241	1224	1156	975	841	721	585	482	379	313	308	236	59	80	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	186	109	111
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	SE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 6	—	E 6	NE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	21	52	56	75	72	49	45	37	39	—	173	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Wylie Bay WA - Far South	Wylie Bay WA - Far South	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Salmon Bay WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	Twilight Beach WA - Far South	Hush Hush Beach WA - Far South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Deepdene WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Lowlands Beach WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	6	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	1	3
Distance (km)	405	199	199	405	2184	405	177	0	0	174	351	405	405	405	447	294	294	270	466	270	266	266	256
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia		Wylie Bay	Wylie Bay				Sand Patch Beach	Sand Patch Beach	Conspicuous Beach	Cyclops	Mandalay Beach					Cyclops	Cyclops	Lights Beach		Mandalay Beach	Windy Harbour	Ocean Beach	Lowlands Beach
Rating (10 max)		4	4				5	5	5	4	5					4	4	3		2	2	1	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Marengo VIC - Cape Otway	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Monument SA - Eyre Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	4

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