West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is

16.7°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	1	0	1	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	251	136	136	134	164	169	178	487	711	742	421	988	996	911	834	822	834	732	687	845	697	697	697	557
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	W	W	WNW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	11:25PM0.66m				11:24AM0.55m				11:36PM0.72m				11:23AM0.48m				11:50PM0.76m				11:12AM0.43m
Low Tide			5:44AM0.19m				5:12PM0.20m				6:12AM0.22m				5:01PM0.18m				6:40AM0.26m			4:53PM0.15m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	18	20	19	17	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	15	16	17	15	14
Feels °C	9	8	8	14	18	17	14	13	13	13	11	10	10	9	9	7	8	7	7	9	11	12	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 8	SW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	251	113	68	62	164	169	178	487	711	742	421	988	996	911	834	822	834	732	687	845	697	697	697	557
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	E 6	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	SW 21	—	—	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	146	136	136	134	51	49	78	1	—	568	223	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	74	145	61	31	124
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 15
kJ	1	1	15	15	52	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	407	54
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 2	NW 3	—	WSW 2	WSW 3	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	SE 3	SSE 4	SE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	1	3	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	6	28	40	37	55	73	62	62	78	143	197	183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	West Beach WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Crazies WA - Far South	Crazies WA - Far South	West Beach WA - Far South	Crazies WA - Far South	NIne Mile Beach WA - Far South	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Deepdene WA - Margaret River	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury BP Reef WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	68	68	68	68	15	15	0	15	172	405	405	405	405	405	447	405	405	405	405	405	405	405
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia	Rocky Head	Rocky Head	Ocean Beach	Cheynes Point	Cheynes Point	Cheynes Point	Cheynes Point	Cyclops	Wylie Bay	Cape Arid	Bandy Creek groyne
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	The Spot WA - Perth City	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Noises WA - Margaret River	Noises WA - Margaret River	Pea Break WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	4

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