Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1030 | 788 | 657 | 545 | 540 | 615 | 587 | 587 | 544 | 431 | 332 | 295 | 261 | 240 | 220 | 177 | 145 | 124 | 256 | 251 | 348 | 1100 | 1093 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30AM0.85m | 11:18PM0.47m | 10:53AM0.83m | 11:27PM0.52m | 11:15AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.24m | 5:37PM0.07m | 4:20AM0.20m | 5:45PM0.09m | 4:55AM0.18m | 5:54PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 1030 | 788 | 657 | 512 | 425 | 344 | 264 | 261 | 203 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 108 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 85 | 60 | 123 | 156 | 348 | 1100 | 1093 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 20 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 45 | 117 | 22 | 256 | 251 | 329 | 432 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 22 | S 25 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 113 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 49 | 272 | 545 | 540 | 615 | 587 | 587 | 544 | 431 | 332 | 295 | 261 | 240 | 220 | 177 | 145 | 124 | 140 | 114 | 102 | 83 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 405 | 1338 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 413 | 405 | 405 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 307 | 307 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 294 | 0 |
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