West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 7AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141816151414141313131212121211111110101010121112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4941518148413581204930754577560426344254250199128123917850349576405290258
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset------5:36-------5:35-------5:34-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171717171717161516263129241919181618181716
Feels °C (?)151515151515151515141313242725201414121014131313
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