West Dale Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° N 5.19° W

West Dale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Dale sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.3° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Dale at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
1.3
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.3
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
176
149
116
92
73
54
51
82
22
83
239
566
700
673
573
435
377
249
194
190
141
105
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:38AM5.11m
5:58PM5.59m
6:24AM5.51m
6:42PM5.98m
7:04AM5.82m
7:21PM6.22m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.74m
00:31AM0.36m
12:46PM0.35m
1:12AM0.05m
1:25PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
16
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
12
14
13
13
11
11
12
12
13
12
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