
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, near gales from the ESE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 209 | 186 | 173 | 175 | 261 | 261 | 307 | 368 | 373 | 589 | 1576 | 2024 | 1960 | 1775 | 1696 | 1405 | 1235 | 1158 | 1237 | 1474 | 1710 | 1672 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | 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 | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM0.76m | 10:27PM0.55m | 10:07AM0.75m | 10:35PM0.62m | 10:34AM0.71m | 10:49PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.28m | 4:31PM0.09m | 3:52AM0.21m | 4:39PM0.11m | 4:27AM0.15m | 4:48PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
80 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 175 | 261 | 261 | 307 | 368 | 373 | 589 | 1576 | 2024 | 1960 | 1775 | 1696 | 1405 | 1235 | 961 | 788 | 612 | 581 | 468 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
94 | 209 | 186 | 173 | 79 | 78 | 56 | 59 | 118 | 300 | 424 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 24 | SW 24 | SSW 23 | SW 22 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
65 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 127 | 21 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | E 6 | SSE 8 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 431 | 656 | 612 | 735 | 820 | 893 | 1158 | 1237 | 1474 | 1710 | 1672 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 68 | 459 | 405 | 405 | 177 | 177 | 294 | 294 | 1232 | 1537 | 1552 | 1552 | 770 | 770 | 770 | 770 | 759 | 2591 | 452 | 452 | 428 |
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