West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141413131312121212121212121213171615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)865958902840104811431026704581480473368290232232187180172439467402261643566
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
5
NE
20
NE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset--5:40-------5:39-------5:38-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232624222322212121191817171717171818171716161617
Feels °C (?)202320192018171919161515161617161615141414171418
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