West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 26 Dec 2025 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (26 Dec)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (26 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)1616161667889121414151414141313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232226223715221610687413404595123019132182225920251803155713161069876827675617466
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
NW
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
0.60
7:07PM
0.47
1:10AM
0.47
7:19PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
0.19
9:49AM
0.23
10:00PM
0.46
10:14AM
0.27
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
Sunrise4:47-------4:48-------4:48-------
Sunset----7:12-------7:13-------7:13---
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C252834201918171513151818171616161516181818171717
Feels °C (?)20232914111010108101212131314141415151313131415
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