West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
S
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
475
427
515
444
573
565
557
678
668
1068
474
383
1700
1409
2029
2621
2873
2991
2732
2958
1850
2221
1596
1439
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
W
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:10PM0.47m
10:02AM0.77m
10:31PM0.42m
10:16AM0.82m
10:48PM0.38m
10:33AM0.86m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.19m
3:21AM0.24m
5:07PM0.15m
3:20AM0.24m
5:34PM0.14m
3:22AM0.22m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:33
6:33
6:35
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
16
15
13
12
10
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
16
15
16
17
18
18
19
18
17
9
8
6
4
1
3
3
4
5
6
7
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
475
427
515
444
573
565
557
678
668
474
336
2174
1850
1735
221
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SW
7
1.7
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
S
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
Energy kJ
3
8
4
1068
261
383
1700
1409
2029
2621
2873
2991
2732
2958
2221
1596
1439
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
405
405
212
212
0
0
15
68
294
296
1453
405
1556
1556
1556
1453
405
405
405
405
405
405
405
405
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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