West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
19.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1110510101111816161615141414141413131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121785142140230721790100169217201186183261501467434434447529586621638
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
NE
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
0.47
11:04AM
0.89
11:54PM
0.35
11:28AM
0.92
12:02AM
0.24
11:53AM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
0.23
6:31PM
0.06
4:07AM
0.23
7:31PM
0.10
3:29AM
0.19
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202017161717161615131313192119171716161722262724
Feels °C (?)151410111313131413111111182017161716161622262520
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