West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is

17.9°C

West Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at West Beach today (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 26							Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 16	SW 15	ESE 6	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	522	498	475	493	589	469	429	408	343	280	275	234	193	180	145	143	143	109	107	70	74	125	140
Wind (km/h)	N	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				11:02AM0.46m			10:39PM0.91m					11:33AM0.36m				11:05PM0.94m				11:53AM0.25m
Low Tide		5:20AM0.05m			3:52PM0.23m					6:07AM0.05m			3:46PM0.23m					7:02AM0.08m			3:20PM0.20m


	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	16	16	16	15	15	13	12	13	16	16	16	15	14	12	11	13	16	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	9	12	12	10	11	12	12	10	9	9	11	10	10	10	9	8	7	8	10	10	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	522	498	475	493	589	469	429	408	343	280	275	234	193	180	145	143	143	109	107	70	69	125	140
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	S 10	E 5	E 5	S 9	S 9	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	9	12	2	11	11	16	15	18	17	19	16	16	27	16	64	59	45	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	S 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 20
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	8	—	—	—	—	6	12	12	26	26	8	6	6	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	2	7	5	5	10	16	16	11	38	66	53	56	51	40	35	32	56	74	104	137
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	2	3	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	405	405	405	405	405	0	0	0	405	759	1562	1537	449	242	242	405	405	405	1537	405	405
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia	Cyclops	Cyclops						Bandy Creek groyne	Salmon Bay	Mylies Beach						Mutton Bird Beach	Conspicuous Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4						3	3	2						3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	5	6	6	5

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