West Beach surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131310101313131414141313131313141415151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60449915111779109151236236232225451269357362390419566574303453453514499
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
NW
45
WNW
35
W
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
0.81
12:56PM
0.71
12:44PM
0.61
6:57PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
0.02
3:34AM
0.03
4:07PM
0.58
3:47AM
0.07
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--5:29-------5:28-------5:27-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182223211917161622222117151413141920211818161515
Feels °C (?)131720181614121114141713131110111516191717151414
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