Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at West Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 395 | 342 | 276 | 244 | 248 | 226 | 213 | 200 | 169 | 253 | 332 | 392 | 1100 | 1093 | 1081 | 1056 | 1324 | 1527 | 1370 | 1172 | 1056 | 818 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:53AM0.83m | 11:27PM0.52m | 11:15AM0.78m | 11:41PM0.59m | 11:36AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.20m | 5:45PM0.09m | 4:55AM0.18m | 5:54PM0.12m | 5:31AM0.17m | 6:00PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 203 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 108 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 86 | 60 | 123 | 161 | 392 | 1100 | 1093 | 1081 | 1056 | 1324 | 1527 | 1370 | 1172 | 1056 | 818 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 117 | 113 | 253 | 332 | 251 | 4 | 111 | 85 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 21 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 20 | — | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 432 | — | 55 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 469 | 395 | 342 | 276 | 244 | 248 | 226 | 213 | 200 | 169 | 169 | 147 | 139 | 116 | 163 | — | 111 | 84 | — | 50 | 50 | 46 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 270 | 270 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 174 | 0 | 0 |
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