West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is

17.6°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	5s
Evening (28 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SSW 14	E 7	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	140	109	107	111	223	263	286	233	270	229	208	353	246	186	141	98	149	123	115	125	109	74	70
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	N	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide				11:53AM0.25m				11:32PM0.94m				11:32AM0.17m				00:00AM0.90m
Low Tide		7:02AM0.08m			3:20PM0.20m						8:20AM0.13m		2:43PM0.14m								2:33PM0.08m


	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	13	16	16	16	16	15	12	11	15	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	19	19	18	17	15	15
Feels °C	6	8	9	9	10	11	9	8	7	11	14	14	13	14	16	16	16	17	16	13	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 6
kJ	140	109	107	70	69	125	120	233	121	85	208	353	246	186	68	48	28	123	115	125	109	74	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 8	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 6	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSW 11
kJ	8	27	14	64	59	45	45	66	210	156	135	1	—	—	141	98	149	17	13	5	5	3	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSW 20	—	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	ESE 7
kJ	12	26	26	8	8	7	38	—	108	229	1	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	8	8	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	S 4	SSW 4	S 5	—
kJ	32	29	43	111	223	263	286	200	270	179	62	63	80	74	137	—	—	—	—	12	34	43	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mutton Bird Beach WA - Far South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Jakes WA - North West	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Sand Patch Beach WA - Far South	Mutton Bird Beach WA - Far South	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Castle Rock WA - Margaret River	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	Crazies WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Baird Bay Reef SA - Eyre Peninsula	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Sleaford Bay (Wreck Beach) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	4	2	2	4	3	3	4	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	4	4	2	1
Distance (km)	242	405	405	405	887	405	405	270	270	229	242	459	450	212	0	0	15	68	1338	1413	1453	405	68
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia	Lights Beach							Lights Beach	Windy Harbour	Windy Harbour	Mutton Bird Beach			Windy Harbour	Cyclops	Cyclops	Cyclops	Cape Arid					Mandalay Beach
Rating (10 max)	2							4	4	3	4			3	3	3	2	2					3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4

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