West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (01 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
669
1706
2383
2513
2613
2893
2635
3210
2010
1835
1565
1854
1277
1336
1272
1343
1012
497
368
380
469
477
412
393
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:16AM0.82m
10:48PM0.38m
10:33AM0.86m
11:00PM0.34m
10:52AM0.88m
11:04PM0.31m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.24m
5:34PM0.14m
3:22AM0.22m
6:03PM0.14m
3:26AM0.21m
6:33PM0.16m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:33
6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
3
2
3
5
5
6
6
6
6
8
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
S
8
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
277
2315
1415
1277
1048
666
386
579
497
368
288
301
301
343
359
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
154
146
101
38
380
469
477
412
393
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
5
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
0.9
SE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
669
1706
2383
2513
2613
2893
2635
3210
2010
1835
1565
1854
1336
1272
1343
1012
91
234
362
277
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1699
887
1446
405
405
405
405
405
405
405
405
405
405
121
405
405
405
405
405
405
405
405
405
405
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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