West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 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
19.0° 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 2PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
19
19
19
18
24
45
46
48
84
80
69
66
67
67
101
81
452
419
430
310
291
275
367
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
S
10
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:33AM0.50m
7:10PM0.56m
9:05AM0.57m
8:19PM0.55m
9:10AM0.66m
9:17PM0.52m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.17m
1:41PM0.44m
2:16AM0.17m
2:48PM0.33m
2:33AM0.19m
3:38PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
15
14
20
23
24
22
20
19
17
17
23
25
25
23
21
20
18
18
23
26
25
22
18
17
11
10
16
19
21
19
16
15
12
12
18
21
22
19
17
15
13
12
16
19
20
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
25
19
9
4
4
4
8
9
10
84
80
69
66
67
67
101
80
452
419
430
310
291
275
367
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
ESE
5
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
18
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
20
18
19
19
18
17
45
46
48
5
5
2
2
2
3
2
81
5
6
3
3
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
19
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
6
6
5
1
1
24
11
5
26
76
5
10
14
5
5
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
E
5
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
4
1
3
1
7
1
1
2
4
5
2
3
1
3
7
9
9
3
1
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
35
35
35
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
256
121
15
15
121
121
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
5
4
2
7
6
4
4
4
3
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
7
6
4
4
4
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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