Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.9° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (24 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1114
996
982
1265
1513
1428
1867
2498
2035
1364
1214
1019
1004
867
713
613
522
506
406
467
477
469
422
Wind (km/h)
20
W
30
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
0
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
ENE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:50AM0.60m
9:57PM0.76m
10:27AM0.54m
10:17PM0.84m
11:02AM0.46m
10:39PM0.91m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.17m
3:38PM0.18m
4:37AM0.10m
3:48PM0.20m
5:20AM0.05m
3:52PM0.23m
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cloud
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6:21
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1
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Temp °C
8
11
15
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
14
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
3
4
8
4
5
5
6
6
5
7
8
10
11
11
8
7
7
10
12
13
11
10
10
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