Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 268 | 279 | 377 | 372 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 257 | 203 | 191 | 166 | 153 | 200 | 149 | 104 | 103 | 230 | 237 | 186 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:39AM0.69m | 1:03AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.12m | 4:00PM0.13m | 3:44PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 214 | 268 | 279 | 377 | 372 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 257 | 203 | 191 | 166 | 107 | 96 | 57 | 46 | 48 | 230 | 237 | 186 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 123 | 120 | 149 | 104 | 103 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 6 | — | E 6 | S 24 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 21 | 6 | 40 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 153 | 200 | 143 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 227 | 1232 | 1232 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 1232 | 1232 | 1232 | 1412 | 121 | 68 | 68 | 242 | 68 | 1556 | 1627 |
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