West Dale Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° N 5.19° W

West Dale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Dale sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Dale at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
W
10
1.2
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
2.4
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
265
208
63
130
272
423
404
366
341
331
289
319
295
266
206
182
263
545
706
621
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:57AM5.31m
10:16PM5.07m
10:33AM4.90m
10:54PM4.60m
11:13AM4.46m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.88m
4:29AM1.17m
4:49PM1.32m
5:05AM1.61m
5:32PM1.76m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
15
16
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
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16
17
17
Feels °C
7
8
10
9
9
8
10
8
6
7
8
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
11
11
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