West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.8° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
68
66
67
67
68
79
242
294
314
248
294
279
309
437
553
494
480
447
1027
479
586
1057
1126
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:19PM0.55m
9:10AM0.66m
9:17PM0.52m
9:27AM0.76m
10:12PM0.47m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.33m
2:33AM0.19m
3:38PM0.21m
2:51AM0.22m
4:26PM0.11m
3:05AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
23
25
25
24
21
20
18
18
23
26
25
22
20
17
16
15
17
20
17
17
15
13
12
13
18
21
22
20
17
16
13
12
16
20
20
18
16
14
15
14
16
19
14
14
11
9
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
80
68
66
67
67
68
79
242
294
314
248
294
279
309
437
553
494
480
447
434
479
586
1057
1126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SW
17
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
2
77
5
5
3
90
38
37
88
83
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
S
20
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
5
7
41
32
5
35
40
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.1
SE
5
1.7
SW
13
1.3
SW
8
Energy kJ
3
2
4
5
2
4
8
6
3
3
1
1
1027
203
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
199
15
15
0
0
0
15
0
15
1232
121
121
68
0
68
68
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
6
4
4
4
3
7
5
4
4
3
9
8
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
9
8
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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