West Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.3° 

West Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Beach today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
390
305
271
223
393
1009
467
328
163
136
71
167
169
172
559
730
807
530
1088
1191
1076
1143
1106
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
35
NW
40
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:17PM0.59m
11:17AM0.65m
11:25PM0.66m
11:24AM0.55m
11:36PM0.72m
11:23AM0.48m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.18m
5:23PM0.19m
5:44AM0.19m
5:12PM0.20m
6:12AM0.22m
5:01PM0.18m
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
19
19
16
14
11
11
12
18
21
18
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
14
12
9
11
13
13
12
8
8
8
15
19
16
16
14
12
12
10
9
9
9
7
7
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