West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
19.2° 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 9PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
373
427
1036
1464
1557
1799
1223
1373
980
850
838
721
617
515
515
421
421
345
329
248
244
195
189
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:01PM0.82m
10:45PM0.27m
12:29PM0.77m
1:03PM0.72m
Low Tide
8:48PM0.26m
3:48AM0.16m
3:43AM0.17m
3:12AM0.19m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
17
18
17
16
16
14
13
13
16
18
16
16
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
11
14
14
13
13
13
10
10
10
13
13
10
10
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
136
163
427
1036
1464
1557
1799
1223
1373
980
850
838
721
617
515
515
421
421
345
329
248
244
195
189
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
10
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.8
SE
5
1
ESE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
Energy kJ
273
373
123
9
5
40
58
30
37
27
21
37
37
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
15
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
46
30
30
44
44
33
15
15
25
59
60
50
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
229
405
405
307
0
0
0
0
212
405
405
405
405
184
0
0
453
351
351
355
425
294
184
172
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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