Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.97° S 119.94° E

West Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 2AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
0
0
2
2
4
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2055
1189
2581
892
1309
1154
1169
1324
1527
1437
2513
2346
2155
1667
996
930
1017
975
975
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:36PM0.59m
9:14AM0.63m
9:43PM0.67m
9:50AM0.60m
9:57PM0.76m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.14m
3:20AM0.25m
3:27PM0.16m
3:58AM0.17m
3:38PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
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Temp °C
17
15
14
12
11
13
16
13
13
12
10
9
8
11
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
7
8
10
7
6
5
5
3
3
4
6
6
5
6
6
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