West Dale Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° N 5.19° W

West Dale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Dale sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Dale at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
W
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
20
21
33
21
8
8
8
8
6
6
16
16
16
7
7
7
5
7
7
5
5
18
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
5
NW
20
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:22AM5.84m
8:43PM6.23m
9:08AM5.79m
9:28PM6.14m
9:52AM5.62m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.11m
3:15AM-0.02m
3:28PM0.17m
3:58AM0.13m
4:11PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:30
9:29
 mm
Temp °C
22
19
20
20
22
21
20
21
22
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
17
15
16
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
19
17
19
19
18
15
15
17
18
17
18
17
17
15
15
13
12
11
12
10
10
9
11
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