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/ WA – Far South (31 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 22 Jan 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at West Beach today?
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jan) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jan) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jan) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 248 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 81 | 59 | 51 | 72 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 58 | 90 | 211 | 316 | 284 | 986 | 1016 | 978 | 953 | 794 | 763 | 697 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11AM 0.84 | 1:00PM 0.43 | 12:33AM 0.76 | 1:27PM 0.48 | 12:50AM 0.65 | 2:00PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:29AM 0.11 | 5:57PM 0.25 | 7:42AM 0.15 | 6:41PM 0.29 | 7:48AM 0.19 | 7:39PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
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