West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is

17.0°C

West Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at West Beach today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	15s
Evening (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	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 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	0	1	3	3	3	4	4	3	1	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1254	1121	996	822	706	610	515	602	610	706	763	892	1095	1184	1040	784	805	1020	1056	1265	1136	1081	1081	1003
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NE	NNE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	N	NW	SW	S	S	SSE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	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	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	00:38AM0.81m								1:04AM0.74m								1:26AM0.65m		6:33AM0.65m
Low Tide						3:43PM0.06m								3:47PM0.01m				4:12AM0.63m				3:57PM-0.00m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	10	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	13	18	17	16	14	12	13	14	15	20	18	16	15	14
Feels °C	7	6	6	10	9	9	9	9	10	8	10	15	11	11	10	9	11	12	13	18	15	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	1254	1121	996	822	706	610	515	602	610	706	763	892	1095	1184	1040	784	805	1020	1056	1265	1136	1081	1081	1003
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 5	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 5	—	—	S 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	11	7	—	—	—	—	25	14	12	5	—	—	4	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 5	E 5	—	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 5	—	—	—	SSE 2	S 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	15	13	12	10	27	22	—	5	25	34	29	42	—	—	—	2	3	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Sand Patch Beach WA - Far South	Castle Rock WA - Margaret River	Sand Patch Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	Sand Patch Beach WA - Far South	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Sand Patch Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Backdoors SA - Nullarbor
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	5	3	5	5	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	212	0	0	0	0	212	229	450	229	0	0	0	0	229	455	459	229	0	0	0	0	68	1552	1232
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4		4	4	4	5	5	5			5	5	5	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	5	5	5	6	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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