West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 03 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (03 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121111111212121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2612061691671671671271271251198785877893939498104138129125121113
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
1.01
11:42PM
0.96
12:08AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
-0.02
8:11AM
0.05
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Sunrise------4:54-------4:54-------4:54-
Sunset--7:14-------7:15-------7:15-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202019181817171920202018171717192020191818171719
Feels °C (?)161716161615161719191917171616181818171718161618
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