West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 11AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1615141414131313121212121111111059101111121616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148413581204930754577560426344254250199128123937857288269319230213100169
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
25
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:24------
Sunset----5:36-------5:35-------5:34---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717181817171615162731292319191716171817161514
Feels °C (?)151515161615151413132528272013131011121313131311
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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