Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 11AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 455 | 568 | 443 | 576 | 559 | 1339 | 1265 | 1164 | 904 | 759 | 512 | 581 | 656 | 701 | 655 | 693 | 645 | 584 | 529 | 479 | 412 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:06AM0.84m | 11:14PM0.42m | 10:30AM0.85m | 11:18PM0.47m | 10:53AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.30m | 5:29PM0.06m | 3:46AM0.24m | 5:37PM0.07m | 4:20AM0.20m | 5:45PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 425 | 455 | 568 | 443 | 576 | 559 | 1339 | 1265 | 1164 | 904 | 759 | 512 | 425 | 279 | 264 | 261 | 175 | 158 | 154 | 114 | 109 | 101 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | — | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | 184 | 253 | 349 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | SW 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 325 | 581 | 656 | 701 | 655 | 693 | 645 | 584 | 529 | 479 | 412 | 355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 68 | 68 | 15 | 405 | 68 | 405 | 294 | 405 | 405 | 1232 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 413 | 1322 | 405 | 405 | 413 | 405 |
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