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West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 30 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
21.0° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
SE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)9121313131212121212121212121212661112121266
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69121145189186172167167164161158156156156156117115143115129129102123139
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
0.88
10:03PM
0.95
1:16PM
0.33
10:40PM
0.97
12:50PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
-0.08
6:16AM
-0.08
2:50PM
0.33
6:39AM
-0.04
3:43PM
0.27
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise---5:18-------5:18-------5:20----
Sunset------7:07-------7:06-------7:06-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616212423201919181819191919181817171718181817
Feels °C (?)141414202220171818161517161616141414151413131312
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