Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 390 | 305 | 271 | 223 | 393 | 1009 | 467 | 328 | 163 | 136 | 71 | 167 | 169 | 172 | 559 | 730 | 807 | 530 | 1088 | 1191 | 1076 | 1143 | 1106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:17PM0.59m | 11:17AM0.65m | 11:25PM0.66m | 11:24AM0.55m | 11:36PM0.72m | 11:23AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.18m | 5:23PM0.19m | 5:44AM0.19m | 5:12PM0.20m | 6:12AM0.22m | 5:01PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 390 | 305 | 271 | 223 | 124 | 421 | 467 | 328 | 163 | 78 | 71 | 167 | 169 | 172 | 559 | 730 | 807 | 530 | 1088 | 1191 | 1076 | 1143 | 1106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | E 6 | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 209 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 98 | 98 | 1 | 134 | 136 | 62 | 55 | 31 | 79 | 1 | — | 427 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 140 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 55 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 68 | 393 | 1009 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 1273 | 1083 | 770 | 1232 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 15 | 121 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 456 |
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