WA authorities continue search for 23-year-old Singaporean student swept into sea

The search continues for a 23-year-old man who was swept into the ocean on Monday night.

Heng Yi Goh was washed off the rocks at the Injidup Nature Spa Source: Google Maps

The search continues for a Singaporean man who was swept into the ocean in Western Australia's south west region.

A land search will commence from the Canal Rocks car park to Injidup and Cape Clairault for University of WA international student Heng Yi Goh.

The 23-year-old was standing on rocks at Injidup Nature Spa in Yallingup when a large wave knocked him into the sea just after 5pm on Monday.

"He was swept off by a wave, managed to scramble back on a rock, and then was hit again by another wave and wasn't seen since," Jane Gillham, the officer-in-charge at Dunsborough Police Station, said.

WA police say a sea search will be considered if ocean conditions improve.

The state's south west coast is notorious for volatile surf conditions.

Mr Goh's family in Singapore has been alerted, the ABC reports, and are understood to be attempting to travel to WA.