West Beach
Macquarie Island · Australia
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West Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Somov Sea — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~4.3°C (39.7°F) on average
Jan
6.5°C
43.7°F · 5.4–7.8°C
Feb
7°C
44.6°F · 5.9–8.6°C
Mar
6.5°C
43.7°F · 4.9–7.9°C
Apr
6.1°C
43°F · 4.7–7.6°C
May
5.6°C
42.1°F · 3.9–6.8°C
Jun
4.9°C
40.8°F · 3.3–6.2°C
Jul
4.6°C
40.3°F · 3.1–5.8°C
Aug
4.4°C
39.9°F · 3.1–5.4°C
Sep
4.3°C
39.7°F · 3–5.4°C
Oct
4.6°C
40.3°F · 2.8–5.8°C
Nov
5.1°C
41.2°F · 3–6.5°C
Dec
5.9°C
42.6°F · 4.7–7.5°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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