Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 3PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (05 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2
1
0
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
1
0
0
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
870
1054
1027
1110
1537
1644
1801
1976
2384
2325
2354
2271
1875
1706
1474
1324
1121
1121
1566
1341
848
986
559
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
W
15
WSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
15
NNW
20
NNE
5
N
5
SW
20
S
25
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
8:01AM0.69m
11:22PM0.49m
8:47AM0.72m
10:42PM0.49m
9:23AM0.72m
10:25PM0.53m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.55m
4:08PM0.02m
2:49AM0.44m
4:17PM0.06m
3:18AM0.34m
4:22PM0.11m
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clear
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clear
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5:33
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5:30
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6:05
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6:06
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Temp °C
13
15
20
18
16
15
15
14
13
14
19
18
17
16
17
20
17
18
19
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
17
15
13
13
14
13
11
12
16
15
14
14
15
17
17
18
17
14
13
16
14
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