Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7924 | 11136 | 4657 | 3847 | 3659 | 3612 | 3520 | 3566 | 3397 | 3080 | 2999 | 2786 | 2786 | 2686 | 3593 | 3723 | 3457 | 3457 | 3053 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM0.34m | 10:54AM0.95m | 00:21AM0.36m | 11:23AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM-0.05m | 3:39AM0.28m | 6:34PM0.01m | 4:21AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 5757 | 5012 | 4657 | 3847 | 3659 | 3612 | 3520 | 3566 | 3397 | 3080 | 2999 | 2786 | 2786 | 2686 | 3593 | 3723 | 3457 | 3457 | 3053 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7924 | 11136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 459 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 425 | 121 | 405 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 324 | 212 | 0 |
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