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West Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Far South (31 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
68 | 79 | 242 | 294 | 314 | 248 | 294 | 279 | 272 | 437 | 545 | 538 | 474 | 486 | 440 | 479 | 638 | 1175 | 1159 | 1064 | 1008 | 1690 | 1951 | 1925 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:10AM0.66m | 9:17PM0.52m | 9:27AM0.76m | 10:12PM0.47m | 9:50AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.19m | 3:38PM0.21m | 2:51AM0.22m | 4:26PM0.11m | 3:05AM0.25m | 5:17PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 68 | 79 | 242 | 294 | 314 | 248 | 294 | 279 | 272 | 437 | 545 | 538 | 474 | 486 | 440 | 479 | 638 | 1175 | 1159 | 1064 | 1008 | 1690 | 1951 | 1925 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SW 17 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 19 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 77 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 69 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ESE 5 | SW 12 | — | SSW 20 | ESE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 5 | 35 | — | 40 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | SW 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 180 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 172 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1232 | 121 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 121 | 121 | 405 | 227 | 0 | 0 |
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