Check the Beach

West Beach

Shire of Esperance, Western Australia, Australia

West Beach 8 photos

  • West Beach, Esperance, Western Australia, both the suburb and the beach of the same name are in view.

    West Beach, Esperance, Western Australia, both the suburb and the beach of the same name are in view.. Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Eastern end of West Beach, Esperance, January 2024 01

    Eastern end of West Beach, Esperance, January 2024 01. Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • West Beach, Esperance, 2018 (01)

    West Beach, Esperance, 2018 (01). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Eastern end of West Beach, Esperance, January 2024 02

    Eastern end of West Beach, Esperance, January 2024 02. Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • West Beach, Western Australia, January 2024 01

    West Beach, Western Australia, January 2024 01. Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • West Beach viewed from Esperance Rotary Lookout

    West Beach viewed from Esperance Rotary Lookout. Edrabikau, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Esperance Shoreline, Esperance, Western Australia

    Esperance Shoreline, Esperance, Western Australia. Fctdolas, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • West Beach WA

    West Beach WA. Cookaa, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:12 pm
6 am
2.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.5
27 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.0
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.7
35 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.8
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.6
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.6
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.5
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near West Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
4327 km/hmph SW
Gusts
5635 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m8 ft
UV
8 high
Tide
falling
Rain
24%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
2.4Poor6 am2616
3.5Poor7 am2716
4.0Fair8 am2918
4.2Fair9 am2918
4.0Fair10 am3018
4.1Fair11 am3119
3.7Poor12 pm3521
2.8PoorNow4327
2.6Poor2 pm3823
2.6Poor3 pm3623
2.3Poor4 pm3421
2.5Poor5 pm3321
2.6Poor6 pm3220
Sat
2.2Poor6 am2113
2.0Poor7 am2013
1.5Poor8 am2716
1.4Poor9 am3019
1.4Poor10 am3119
1.8Poor11 am3019
2.2Poor12 pm2918
2.7Poor1 pm3119
2.5Poor2 pm3723
1.9Poor3 pm4025
2.5Poor4 pm3723
2.4Poor5 pm3924
2.2Poor6 pm3824
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 pm, <0.1 m. High at 9 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 3 am, -<0.1 m. High at 9 am, 0.3 mLow 3 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 3 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow7 pm1 am7 am1 pm
  • Low 3 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 17%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 31%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 19%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 5 am to 2 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 31%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m650 ft away
  • Showers190 m630 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m490 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.5 km1.6 miEsperance (town)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miEsperance Airport (EPR)

Nearby places

  • Curry PalaceIndian
    480 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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