West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is

17.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at West Beach today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 9AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	14s
Evening (28 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1680	2049	2021	1797	1728	1801	2173	2085	1564	1474	1299	1042	884	501	454	439	434	221	208	348	330	316	316	321
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	NE	NNW	N	ENE	E	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide	00:21AM0.32m			10:21AM0.87m					00:01AM0.32m			10:46AM0.88m					11:58PM0.34m				11:10AM0.88m
Low Tide		2:24AM0.31m					6:15PM0.07m			3:20AM0.27m					6:26PM0.07m			4:00AM0.24m					6:38PM0.08m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	17	19	20	18	16
Feels °C	10	10	10	12	12	10	11	12	11	11	9	11	13	12	11	10	9	7	7	11	15	18	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 11	SSW 13	S 10	S 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	1680	2049	2021	1797	1728	1801	2173	2085	1564	1474	1299	1042	884	501	454	291	434	221	208	348	330	316	316	321
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 19	—	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	—	SW 18	SSW 18	S 11	S 11	SSW 13	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	—	—	—	45	90	360	—	149	149	37	—	157	207	279	344	434	275	207	142	167	131	98	66	62
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	SSW 15	S 24	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 20	SW 20	SW 19
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	178	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	152	—	439	11	105	160	45	44	149	186	184
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	3	4	2	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	121	121	405	256	227	212	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	172	212	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	9	5	5	5	6	4	8	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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