Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 845 | 1716 | 1716 | 2070 | 1900 | 1561 | 1321 | 1305 | 1094 | 1094 | 1122 | 1473 | 822 | 1517 | 1629 | 1527 | 793 | 2636 | 2155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:31PM0.49m | 7:59AM0.61m | 9:44PM0.52m | 8:37AM0.63m | 9:36PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.15m | 2:18AM0.44m | 3:15PM0.14m | 2:46AM0.35m | 3:17PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 678 | 1716 | 1716 | 2070 | 1900 | 1561 | 1321 | 1305 | 1094 | 1094 | 1122 | 1473 | 822 | 1517 | 1629 | 1527 | 475 | 955 | 969 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 17 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 528 | — | — | 75 | 675 | 386 | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 793 | 2636 | 2155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1537 | 294 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1552 | 1561 | 172 | 1232 | 887 | 121 | 121 | 1232 | 1560 | 1446 | 1232 | 121 |
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