West Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 6AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1928
1898
1751
1567
1312
1277
1091
926
746
711
617
523
431
402
377
304
299
258
254
206
203
203
158
107
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:15AM0.61m
8:10AM0.67m
8:49AM0.73m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.13m
6:01PM0.11m
5:56PM0.09m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
13
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
15
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
10
14
13
10
11
9
8
8
10
13
14
12
9
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