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West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 AWST
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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
21.7° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 3PM is: 0.5m 24s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)24s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)22s

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

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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.6
SSE
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111125242322222120201919191817171716161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)969669221325483759879105099011711123111110659549321217980902724724612612554519
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
0.60
7:59PM
0.59
8:35PM
0.67
12:17PM
0.44
9:04PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.10
5:02PM
0.57
5:00AM
0.09
4:50AM
0.07
2:11PM
0.44
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:20---
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1111--1122211131125211--
Temp. °C171818191818181716171718191717171718181919191919
Feels °C (?)131413131313131413131414151315151616161615161718
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