West Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.0° 

West Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Beach today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
612
519
512
414
339
268
261
168
158
116
113
111
109
99
82
38
33
52
97
145
211
312
298
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
N
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM0.26m
12:06PM0.89m
1:43AM0.28m
12:27PM0.79m
1:26AM0.34m
12:33PM0.67m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.25m
8:10PM0.11m
4:40AM0.26m
8:13PM0.19m
5:23AM0.29m
7:56PM0.24m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
20
23
23
22
22
20
19
19
20
18
19
17
18
17
17
16
18
18
16
15
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
13
18
20
18
16
16
15
14
16
12
13
10
10
9
13
11
11
10
9
11
9
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