West Beach
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 7 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 532kJ
- Wind
- N 8 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 423kJ
- Wind
- WSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 642kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 857kJ
- Wind
- WNW 1 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 652kJ
- Wind
- SE 18 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 278kJ
- Wind
- E 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 146kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 122, poor
- Mon 246, fair
- Tue 313, too small
- Wed 449, fair
- Thu 544, poor
- Fri 616, poor
- Sat 718, too small
- Sun 813, too small
- Mon 95, too small
- Tue 1019, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–12 ftof swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 22, poor | 6 ft10 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 686kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 46, fair | 6 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 532kJ | offshorewind from the north, 8 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 13, too small | 5 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 423kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 49, fair | 7 ft9 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 642kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 44, poor | 7 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 857kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 16, poor | 6 ft9 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 652kJ | wind from the south-east, 18 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 18, too small | 4 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 278kJ | wind from the east, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 146kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 5, too small | 5 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 401kJ | wind from the south-east, 18 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 19, poor | 8 ft8 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 797kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots | 17°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 01:20 +0.4 mLow 14:43 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:37 +0.2 mLow 15:02 −0.3 mHigh 23:42 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:41 +0.1 mHigh 07:11 +0.2 mLow 15:17 −0.3 mHigh 22:28 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About West Beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (178°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (358°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 86). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is West Beach, 1.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: 3 towns
2 min by car · 14 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About West Beach its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Esperance on Booking.com
5 min by car · 22 places to stay
- Beds in Bandy Creek on Booking.com
13 min by car · 12 places to stay
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.