Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 135 | 253 | 332 | 392 | 1088 | 1093 | 1081 | 1133 | 1324 | 1527 | 1370 | 1172 | 1056 | 828 | 691 | 627 | 532 | 519 | 525 | 481 | 453 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 11:15AM0.78m | 11:41PM0.59m | 11:36AM0.70m | 00:00AM0.65m | 11:55AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.18m | 5:54PM0.12m | 5:31AM0.17m | 6:00PM0.14m | 6:09AM0.19m | 6:02PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 117 | 121 | 123 | 161 | 392 | 1088 | 1093 | 1081 | 1133 | 1324 | 1527 | 1370 | 1172 | 1056 | 828 | 691 | 627 | 532 | 519 | 525 | 481 | 453 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 117 | 113 | 253 | 332 | 251 | 101 | 97 | 71 | 58 | 39 | 33 | 25 | 21 | — | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 49 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 136 | 135 | 135 | 116 | 109 | — | 158 | 131 | 108 | — | — | 51 | — | 28 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 307 | 413 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 172 | 121 | 460 | 405 |
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