Beach forecast for West Lakes Shore
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+10:30) · South Australia, Australia Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+10:30- Swimming
- Calm · 1.0 ft
- Water
- 65 °F · cool
- Max UV
- 9 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 12:05 am and 1:14 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a good beach day in West Lakes Shore (7/10). The best hours are from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm: sunshine, little wind, a calm sea and low tide at 1:14 pm, though with very high UV. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7Good beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.0 ft | 65 °F | 9 |
| Fri 30 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.6 ft | 65 °F | 5 |
| Sat 31 | 5Fair beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 2.7 ft | 66 °F | 10 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 1.0 ft | 66 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 6Fair beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 66 °F | 9 |
| Tue 3 | 6Fair beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 1.4 ft | 66 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.4 ft | 66 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
7 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 72 °F: mild
- Onshore breeze (7 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 1.0 ft waves
- Water at 66 °F (cool)
- Low tide at 1:14 pm: more sand
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.0 ft
1.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 65 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 9 · SPF 50
Max UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 7 mph
Onshore breeze (7 mph).
- Tide & sand 12:05 am
Low tide at 12:05 am and 1:14 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 6:34 am and 6:58 pm.
The best window, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind, a calm sea and low tide at 1:14 pm, though with very high UV.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 1 | Clear sky | 53 °F | 5 mph | 1.0 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 2 | Clear sky | 56 °F | 4 mph | 1.0 ft | 2 |
| 9:00 am | 4 | Clear sky | 61 °F | 2 mph | 1.0 ft | 4 |
| 10:00 am | 7 | Clear sky | 65 °F | 2 mph | 1.0 ft | 6 |
| 11:00 am | 6 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 4 mph | 1.0 ft | 8 |
| 12:00 pm | 7 | Clear sky | 70 °F | 6 mph | 1.0 ft | 9 |
| 1:00 pm | 7 | Clear sky | 71 °F | 7 mph | 1.0 ft | 9 |
| 2:00 pm | 8 | Clear sky | 72 °F | 7 mph | 1.0 ft | 8 |
| 3:00 pm | 8 | Clear sky | 72 °F | 6 mph | 1.0 ft | 5 |
| 4:00 pm | 7 | Mainly clear | 71 °F | 6 mph | 1.0 ft | 3 |
| 5:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 5 mph | 1.0 ft | 1 |
| 6:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 68 °F | 5 mph | 0.9 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near West Lakes Shore
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- Semaphore Park Beach 0.8 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Parking
- West Lakes Shore Beach 1.0 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Tennyson Beach 2.0 mi · S
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Grange Beach 2.9 mi · S
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Henley Beach 4.3 mi · S
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 2 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus UV 0.2.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in West Lakes Shore
Is it a beach day in West Lakes Shore today?
A good beach day: 7/10. Best from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with sunshine, little wind, a calm sea and low tide at 1:14 pm, though with very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in West Lakes Shore today?
1.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in West Lakes Shore?
About 65 °F today: cool. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in West Lakes Shore today?
UV reaches 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in West Lakes Shore?
Today low tide is at 12:05 am and 1:14 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 6:34 am and 6:58 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in West Lakes Shore?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near West Lakes Shore?
Semaphore Park Beach (0.8 mi), West Lakes Shore Beach (1.0 mi), Tennyson Beach (2.0 mi), Grange Beach (2.9 mi) and Henley Beach (4.3 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about West Lakes Shore today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Port Adelaide Inner Harbor (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data