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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 7 am Wednesday 27 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 12PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). 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 (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | |
31 | 29 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 58 | 52 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 102 | 151 | 173 | 237 | 103 | 112 | 94 | 125 | 265 | 256 | 243 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:04AM0.68m | 9:46PM0.34m | 9:13AM0.75m | 10:16PM0.32m | 9:31AM0.81m | 10:44PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.23m | 1:27AM0.29m | 5:10PM0.18m | 1:37AM0.28m | 5:31PM0.14m | 1:53AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 20 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 29 | 70 | 99 | 93 | 71 | 71 | 54 | 81 | 265 | 256 | 243 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 74 | 29 | 29 | 96 | 103 | 98 | 94 | 125 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WNW 2 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 102 | 151 | 173 | 237 | 1 | 112 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 266 | 172 | 770 | 1338 | 459 | 121 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 266 | 121 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 |
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