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West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 AWST
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West Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's West Beach sea temperature is
21.1° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121111111110101010101095510121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45443346136734134127425119113388807877777574695067711196465
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
0.69
8:35PM
0.79
9:22PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.05
5:27AM
-0.03
5:51AM
-0.08
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-------5:16-------5:16-------5:18
Sunset--7:08-------7:07-------7:07-----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818171717171818191817171614171920191816161721
Feels °C (?)151414131314151514151414141412151616141513151722
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