West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 May 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
19.1° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
1
E
5
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
192
189
142
133
97
69
55
40
27
20
18
19
22
10
21
21
20
18
19
20
64
53
53
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:48PM0.64m
4:50PM0.57m
9:33AM0.50m
7:10PM0.56m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.19m
2:20AM0.19m
2:05AM0.17m
1:41PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
19
18
16
15
14
14
14
18
21
19
17
16
16
15
14
20
23
24
21
19
9
10
10
12
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
15
18
15
13
12
12
11
10
16
19
21
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
244
192
189
142
133
97
69
40
36
27
20
13
8
8
7
13
20
14
8
7
20
64
4
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
43
47
34
23
18
23
22
40
22
18
18
17
21
9
21
21
20
18
19
4
4
53
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
21
20
18
18
19
22
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
17
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
E
6
0.7
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
E
5
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
ESE
5
0.5
E
4
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
2
3
3
5
15
29
53
55
2
2
2
4
10
1
2
2
4
3
1
6
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
229
0
0
229
229
212
270
229
0
0
0
35
227
242
229
229
177
177
177
35
35
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
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