Wests and Seconds 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.88° S 121.88° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wests and Seconds sea temperature is

17.2°C

Wests and Seconds surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wests and Seconds today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wests and Seconds at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s

Table - waves today at Wests and Seconds. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).
	Fri 16					Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	168	153	147	223	223	284	382	461	568	638	638	840	962	1052	1052	924	1292	1024	1024	638	612
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NW	WNW	W	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	SSE	ESE	ENE	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	10:18AM0.47m					00:18AM0.90m								00:35AM0.84m
Low Tide			4:25PM0.20m								4:23PM0.21m								4:08PM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	19	18	17	17	17	18	19	18	17	16	15	15	15	17	19	20	17	15	14
Feels °C	19	19	16	16	16	17	16	17	18	16	16	15	15	14	15	17	16	16	13	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 5	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 6	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	168	153	147	223	19	284	382	461	568	4	638	840	962	1052	1052	924	1292	1024	1024	638	612
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSW 4	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	57	54	51	31	223	8	5	3	4	7	7	5	—	—	—	21	14	4	4	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SW 6	S 9	S 9	SW 11	SW 11	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	1	2	2	30	30	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	ESE 3	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	SSW 15	—	—	SW 4	SW 4
kJ	3	7	31	40	22	—	—	—	—	638	11	7	7	25	33	—	911	—	—	7	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Mylies Beach WA - Far South	Wests and Seconds WA - Far South	Wests and Seconds WA - Far South	Wests and Seconds WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Wests and Seconds WA - Far South	Wests and Seconds WA - Far South	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Nanarup Beach WA - Far South	Bremer Bay WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	292	292	292	178	0	0	0	235	376	628	1238	117	117	117	0	0	530	496	435	376	235
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South of Western Australia	Ocean Beach	Sand Patch Beach	Cheynes Point	Rocky Head	Cyclops	Cyclops	Cyclops	Rocky Head	Rocky Head			Cyclops	Cyclops	Cyclops	Cyclops	Cyclops	Mandalay Beach	Rocky Head	Ocean Beach	Rocky Head	Mandalay Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	5	2	2	3	5	5			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Mount Cameron TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Radar Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Glenelg Rivermouth VIC - Far West	Glenelg Rivermouth VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	5	3	2	3	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Weld Road New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4

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