West Dale Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° N 5.19° W

West Dale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Dale sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.8° 

West Dale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Dale today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Dale at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

Table - waves today at West Dale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
W
4
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
120
66
50
25
17
11
9
6
3
6
6
9
9
5
7
7
5
5
7
6
7
14
13
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
SW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:41PM5.10m
12:09PM4.80m
00:39AM4.78m
1:15PM4.56m
1:54AM4.54m
2:37PM4.49m
Low Tide
6:02AM1.18m
6:26PM1.36m
7:04AM1.47m
7:40PM1.59m
8:27AM1.65m
9:15PM1.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
12
13
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
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