West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
19.3° 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: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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)
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
389
384
378
303
238
235
235
269
211
276
273
373
427
1048
1302
1557
1498
1328
1031
1179
850
838
694
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
NW
5
NW
5
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:03PM0.29m
11:35AM0.86m
10:59PM0.28m
12:01PM0.82m
10:45PM0.27m
12:29PM0.77m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.17m
7:46PM0.23m
3:44AM0.16m
8:48PM0.26m
3:48AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
17
17
17
17
16
14
15
14
15
13
13
12
13
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
13
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
226
389
384
378
303
238
235
235
269
164
144
136
131
427
1048
1302
1557
1498
1328
1031
1179
850
838
694
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
S
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
378
184
145
101
81
79
65
62
33
211
276
273
373
115
9
8
2
4
26
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
11
45
45
45
42
149
149
97
168
31
22
15
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
Energy kJ
6
5
10
65
2
42
34
25
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
15
405
405
405
413
270
270
229
229
405
229
229
229
0
0
0
270
405
405
405
405
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
6
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