West Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at West Beach today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 3AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3723
3457
3016
2567
2300
2080
2054
1634
1455
1214
1024
857
697
594
585
494
378
290
282
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:17AM0.40m
11:46AM0.79m
00:16AM0.46m
11:58AM0.69m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.09m
4:59AM0.22m
6:47PM0.16m
5:35AM0.23m
6:36PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
12
16
18
18
17
16
16
14
13
18
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
10
10
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
8
13
17
18
15
13
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