Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 118 | 113 | 125 | 123 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 92 | 88 | 160 | 162 | 215 | 209 | 144 | 142 | 301 | 521 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM0.72m | 1:08AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.10m | 4:50PM0.09m | 4:47PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 163 | 118 | 113 | 125 | 123 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 59 | 92 | 88 | 160 | 162 | 215 | 209 | 144 | 142 | 301 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 57 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 7 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 33 | 79 | — | — | 67 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | E 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 15 | 121 | 121 | 68 | 15 | 172 | 296 | 1446 | 1338 | 1232 | 121 |
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