West Dale Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° N 5.19° W

West Dale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Dale sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Dale at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
80
77
100
100
121
119
119
121
135
143
140
137
137
96
90
110
64
62
59
53
67
21
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
5
S
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:37AM5.51m
6:58PM5.96m
7:23AM5.79m
7:42PM6.24m
8:05AM5.94m
8:23PM6.34m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.38m
1:30AM0.07m
1:45PM0.10m
2:13AM-0.12m
2:26PM-0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:58
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
25
27
24
22
22
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
15
21
26
24
22
22
20
20
19
21
20
20
18
18
18
18
17
14
16
16
15
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