West Dale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on offer around West Dale over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a quiet stretch. The whole sixteen-day window looks pretty flat and the conditions are mostly ordinary. There’s no real standout swell, and the wind is all over the place. Most days the wave energy is low, with combined energy readings sitting between 1 and 211 (weak to moderate at best). The water temp is about what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing unusual.

The first real chance of catching anything comes Sunday morning, August 2nd, but honestly, it’s tiny. You’re looking at a 0.3m (about 1ft) swell out of the WSW with a short 8-second period. Combined energy is a weak 14, and the ESE cross-off wind is blowing at 20 km/h (about 12 mph). It’s clean, but there’s just not enough push. That pretty much sets the tone: through Sunday and into Monday, the swell bumps up a little to 0.9m (about 3ft), period climbs to 9 seconds, and the energy hits 119 on Monday morning. That’s the most promising slot in the first week, but the SE wind at 20 km/h (about 12 mph) is cross-off, so it’s clean if you’re desperate for a paddle. It’s still not what I’d call a standout.

Tuesday, August 4th, the swell gets a bit of height at 1.1m to 1.2m (about 4 to 4ft), but the period drops to 7 seconds, and the wind swings SSW at 25 km/h (about 16 mph), cross-on and choppy. Combined energy is 142 to 166, but the quality is poor. Wednesday the 5th has the biggest swell of the entire outlook, reaching 1.5m to 1.6m (about 5 to 6ft), but it’s a messy 6 to 7 second period with fresh cross-on winds up to 30 km/h (about 19 mph). Energy hits 217 on Wednesday morning, but the lumpy chop will make it a struggle. That’s not a day for beginners; it’s more of a battle than a session.

From Thursday the 6th onward, the swell fades fast. By Friday the 7th, we’re down to 0.4m to 0.5m (about 2 to 2ft) swells with 5-second periods and energy in the teens. Saturday the 8th offers a glassy morning with a tiny 0.1m (less than 1ft), 13-second period swell—long period but no height, so just about flat. That pattern of tiny, weak swells and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds carries right through to the end of the outlook on August 17th. We’re talking a solid week and a half of marginal conditions.

There’s no real standout session here. If I had to pick the best chance, it’d be Monday morning, August 3rd, with that 0.9m (about 3ft), 9-second WSW swell and clean conditions from a SE cross-off at 20 km/h (about 12 mph). It’s small and not powerful, but it’s the cleanest the water will look. For the rest, honestly, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing when the wind is strong and cross-on.

Rusty

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