Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1169 | 1169 | 1184 | 1184 | 978 | 1003 | 904 | 892 | 892 | 1042 | 1230 | 1184 | 1139 | 1014 | 1001 | 880 | 983 | 857 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM0.65m | 2:10AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.12m | 5:38PM0.10m | 5:33PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1169 | 1169 | 1184 | 1184 | 978 | 1003 | 904 | 892 | 892 | 1042 | 1230 | 1184 | 1139 | 1014 | 1001 | 880 | 983 | 857 | 857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 178 | 356 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 172 | 68 | 121 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 294 | 0 | 0 |
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