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West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 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
20.8° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
ESE
0.7
SSW
1.8
ESE
2.5
E
1.4
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)771413137157881514141414141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)247237176158114117204325804254272268264257261862246250250170471465458434
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
E
20
E
35
E
25
NE
15
NE
20
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
0.81
10:01PM
0.87
12:20PM
0.30
10:30PM
0.91
12:10PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
0.07
6:11AM
0.05
2:33PM
0.29
6:26AM
0.04
3:23PM
0.25
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:03-------5:05-------5:05----
Sunset------7:14-------7:13-------7:13-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716202627232727281919222120191818171818191817
Feels °C (?)141313162325182425261717191717141315141515161514
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