West Beach
Victoria · Australia
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West Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E 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: ~14.7°C (58.5°F) on average
Jan
19.3°C
66.7°F · 17.5–22.2°C
Feb
20.6°C
69.1°F · 19.1–21.7°C
Mar
20°C
68°F · 18.2–22.1°C
Apr
18.9°C
66°F · 16.6–20.7°C
May
17.1°C
62.8°F · 14.6–20.2°C
Jun
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.5–17.8°C
Jul
14.7°C
58.5°F · 12.5–16.3°C
Aug
14.3°C
57.7°F · 13.3–15.4°C
Sep
14.7°C
58.5°F · 13.4–15.8°C
Oct
15.4°C
59.7°F · 14.1–17°C
Nov
16.8°C
62.2°F · 14.7–19.6°C
Dec
18.4°C
65.1°F · 16.9–20.7°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
S–W
Best wind
N–E
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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