Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 474 | 394 | 321 | 257 | 257 | 250 | 222 | 192 | 431 | 1016 | 904 | 732 | 577 | 545 | 514 | 434 | 434 | 427 | 357 | 158 | 161 | 330 | 312 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM0.70m | 9:16AM0.76m | 11:54PM0.38m | 9:42AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.08m | 5:21PM0.07m | 2:22AM0.36m | 5:23PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 474 | 394 | 321 | 257 | 257 | 250 | 222 | 47 | 431 | 1016 | 904 | 732 | 577 | 545 | 514 | 434 | 434 | 427 | 357 | 158 | 161 | 330 | 312 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 9 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 192 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 126 | 196 | 268 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 34 | 53 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 121 | 121 | 405 | 459 | 450 | 121 | 68 | 68 | 15 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 15 | 172 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 15 |
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