Surf Forecasts:
West Dale surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, WSW swell with 792 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for West Dale this week:
The surf forecast for West Dale over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at West Dale in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Dale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what West Dale has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, this forecast is a bit of a struggle. We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and often windy conditions. For the first week and a half, from now through the start of September, the surf is mostly poor. You'll see tiny 1ft swells with weak combined energy and onshore or cross-off winds that just won't let things clean up. There's a glimmer on Sunday the 23rd of August morning with a gentle offshore wind from the ENE and a 1ft SW swell (period 14 seconds), but it's just too small to get excited about.
We finally see a pulse of size arrive around Thursday the 27th of August, with a 5ft SW swell (period 7 seconds) pushing the combined energy up, but it's accompanied by a fresh cross-onshore wind and risk of thunderstorms. The waves will be lumpy and messy. Friday the 28th sees the biggest swell of the run, an 8ft WSW swell (period 7 seconds) with strong combined energy. That's serious power, but the wind is onshore and strong, making it a day for experts only and even then, the quality looks very poor. The water temperature is a normal 63°F for this time of year.
Things settle down into the first week of September. On Thursday the 3rd, we get a 5ft WSW swell (period 6 seconds) with a gentle offshore wind from the ENE in the morning. The combined energy is moderate, and while conditions are still described as ordinary, it's the most promising we've seen. The real standout, however, is Friday the 4th of September. The morning brings a glassy, calm wind and a 3ft WSW groundswell with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is moderate. That long period and glassy conditions will produce the cleanest, most lined-up waves of the whole outlook at West Dale. It won't be huge, but for a surfer looking for quality over quantity, that's your window.
After that, it's back to small and windy for the weekend, with strong southerly winds making a mess of things.
So, to sum it up: there's a lot of waiting for very little payoff. The standout is the morning of Friday the 4th of September – small but glassy and clean with a nice long period swell. The bigger swells around the 28th of August have the power but are blown out and messy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
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 kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 314 | 262 | 298 | 555 | 778 | 678 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:28PM3.87m | 3:19AM3.81m | 4:01PM4.00m | 4:38AM4.03m | 5:06PM4.33m | 5:31AM4.38m | 5:51PM4.74m | 6:11AM4.75m | 6:28PM5.15m | 6:46AM5.11m | 7:01PM5.51m | 7:18AM5.41m | 7:32PM5.80m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM2.22m | 9:53AM2.19m | 10:40PM2.01m | 11:05AM1.88m | 11:36PM1.64m | 11:52AM1.49m | 00:17AM1.24m | 12:30PM1.10m | 00:53AM0.86m | 1:03PM0.74m | 1:25AM0.54m | 1:35PM0.46m | 1:57AM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | W 7 | SW 12 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 46 | 25 | 13 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | N 4 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 4 | — | SW 14 | N 4 | W 9 | SW 9 | N 4 | NE 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 314 | 262 | 298 | 555 | 778 | 678 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 179 | 62 | 130 | 126 | 0 | 314 | 315 | 225 | 315 | 143 | 101 | 131 | 101 | 101 | 126 | 307 | 10 | 119 | 23 | 237 |
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