Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
697 | 566 | 553 | 1069 | 996 | 778 | 715 | 596 | 474 | 394 | 321 | 257 | 257 | 250 | 222 | 192 | 219 | 974 | 1051 | 789 | 659 | 512 | 475 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM0.63m | 8:49AM0.70m | 9:16AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.08m | 5:23PM0.08m | 5:21PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
697 | 508 | 501 | 1069 | 996 | 778 | 715 | 596 | 474 | 394 | 321 | 257 | 257 | 250 | 222 | 192 | 39 | 974 | 1051 | 789 | 659 | 512 | 475 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
480 | 566 | 553 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 69 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | ESE 6 | SSW 18 | E 5 | S 9 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 13 | 69 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 52 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 405 | 405 | 450 | 121 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
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