West Dale Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° N 5.19° W

West Dale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Dale sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.2° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Dale at 2PM is: 4.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)15ft (4.5m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
14
5
W
8
4.5
WNW
8
4
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.4
W
10
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
10
2.5
SW
7
4
SW
9
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1390
4749
3380
2622
2147
1718
1161
1070
736
660
677
2384
5242
7628
7254
6533
5937
5118
4182
3633
2599
1839
1461
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
80
NW
75
NW
70
NW
65
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
45
SSW
70
SSW
65
WSW
55
W
60
W
60
W
65
W
65
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:59AM4.75m
5:13PM5.15m
5:36AM5.20m
5:51PM5.56m
6:12AM5.61m
6:28PM5.90m
Low Tide
11:16AM1.17m
11:40PM0.79m
11:55AM0.75m
00:16AM0.42m
12:32PM0.39m
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:56
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7:58
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7:00
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6:10
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6:08
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5:07
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 mm
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3
5
1
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1
4
6
7
1
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Temp °C
13
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
16
15
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
10
-6
-7
-5
-4
-2
0
3
4
3
3
2
4
5
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
0
1
4
4
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