Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
773
610
515
602
610
706
763
892
1095
1184
1027
784
815
1020
1279
1265
1221
1230
1081
1067
Wind (km/h)
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
0
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:04AM0.74m
1:26AM0.65m
6:33AM0.65m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.06m
3:47PM0.01m
4:12AM0.63m
3:57PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
17
16
16
14
12
12
14
15
20
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
14
11
11
10
9
9
12
13
18
15
14
14
16
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