West Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.5° 

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


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
NNW
5
N
5
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
E
50
E
50
E
40
E
Wind State
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
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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