West Dale Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° N 5.19° W

West Dale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Dale at 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
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
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
236
168
155
215
423
607
588
503
565
627
591
439
344
249
217
175
140
100
88
73
61
56
42
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:54PM4.60m
11:13AM4.46m
11:40PM4.13m
12:09PM4.04m
00:52AM3.76m
1:41PM3.80m
Low Tide
5:05AM1.61m
5:32PM1.76m
5:53AM2.02m
6:37PM2.15m
7:16AM2.33m
8:29PM2.31m
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:24
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
Feels °C
9
8
10
9
7
8
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
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