West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 27 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
18.8° 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 12PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (27 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.5
SW
7
0.6
SSW
12
1.1
SW
7
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
29
41
40
58
52
56
54
54
54
53
102
151
173
237
103
112
94
125
265
256
243
214
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:04AM0.68m
9:46PM0.34m
9:13AM0.75m
10:16PM0.32m
9:31AM0.81m
10:44PM0.30m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.23m
1:27AM0.29m
5:10PM0.18m
1:37AM0.28m
5:31PM0.14m
1:53AM0.26m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
Temp °C
15
14
20
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
20
21
19
17
14
13
12
13
16
17
17
16
15
15
10
9
14
17
18
16
15
13
12
13
13
14
13
11
10
9
7
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
Energy kJ
20
27
26
13
14
58
52
52
52
52
52
41
29
70
99
93
71
71
54
81
265
256
243
214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
30
29
29
14
24
39
35
56
54
54
54
53
74
29
29
96
103
98
94
125
12
12
7
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
31
28
26
41
40
14
14
14
2
13
13
13
12
12
7
11
26
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.8
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.5
SW
7
0.2
WNW
2
1.1
SW
7
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
5
3
5
3
1
1
3
2
4
17
22
102
151
173
237
1
112
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
1
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
15
266
172
770
1338
459
121
68
68
68
68
266
121
68
68
68
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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