West Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SW
19
1.5
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
1016
904
732
668
545
514
499
491
427
357
302
237
158
312
384
384
419
431
443
522
443
828
1339
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
SSE
20
S
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:16AM0.76m
11:54PM0.38m
9:42AM0.81m
11:21PM0.39m
10:06AM0.84m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.07m
2:22AM0.36m
5:23PM0.06m
3:09AM0.30m
5:29PM0.06m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
15
16
15
14
14
13
11
11
18
21
20
17
15
14
12
13
20
20
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
8
12
13
12
11
11
9
7
7
13
14
14
13
11
10
8
9
16
19
12
12
12
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