West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 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
19.1° 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 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
421
345
329
248
244
192
189
142
133
89
62
61
40
22
18
18
19
21
15
24
25
20
18
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:03PM0.72m
1:48PM0.64m
4:50PM0.57m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.19m
2:20AM0.19m
2:05AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
16
18
17
16
14
13
12
12
16
19
18
16
15
14
14
13
17
20
19
17
16
16
15
15
12
13
11
11
9
9
9
9
12
15
13
11
11
10
11
10
14
16
15
13
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
421
421
345
329
248
244
192
189
142
133
89
62
21
19
14
13
13
8
8
7
21
25
18
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
15
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
42
47
34
23
11
23
61
40
22
18
18
17
21
9
6
21
20
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
22
21
20
18
18
19
21
6
5
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
29
29
26
44
45
2
2
15
20
27
2
1
1
7
7
15
24
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
453
351
307
425
425
307
0
0
229
229
242
270
229
229
0
177
172
0
242
229
229
177
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
5
6
5
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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