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West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 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
21.3° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)138881219181817161616151515151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)656769595890211316284452838806837948674610515508384413286331326265
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ENE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
off		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
0.76
1:27PM
0.48
12:50AM
0.65
2:00PM
0.53
12:52AM
0.52
2:45PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
0.15
6:41PM
0.29
7:48AM
0.19
7:39PM
0.36
7:37AM
0.22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---5:11-------5:11-------5:13----
Sunset------7:10-------7:09-------7:09-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918192020191818181718202120181817161923232420
Feels °C (?)171817171515141414161618171715141617151721222418
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