Surf Forecasts:
West Dale surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, WSW swell with 276 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for West Dale this week:
The most powerful waves expected at West Dale in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
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 the next couple of weeks are serving up for us at West Dale.
Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – it’s looking pretty grim for the next week or so. We’ve got a run of poor surf conditions that stretches from Monday the 14th all the way through to Sunday the 20th. That’s a full seven days where you’re better off doing something else. The problem is a persistent cross-onshore wind, mostly from the west and southwest, that’s just wrecking everything. Even though there’s some swell in the water – peaking around 6ft on the Tuesday with moderate energy (258) – the wind is making it a choppy, lumpy mess. Not worth paddling out for.
Now, things start to look a little more interesting as we head into the following week. On Monday the 21st, the wind finally drops right out. We get a light breeze from the southeast, swinging offshore, and the ocean cleans right up. The only catch? The swell drops right off too. We’re looking at tiny 2ft waves with weak energy (41). It’s clean, but there’s just not enough push.
The standout window is Wednesday the 23rd of September. The morning starts with a bit of cloud, a slight air from the east – that’s proper offshore wind for West Dale – and clean 3ft surf. But the real magic happens in the afternoon. The wind goes completely glassy. Flat calm. That’s a major positive. The swell is still small, 2ft from the WSW with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy is weak (66), but when it’s that glassy, even a small wave feels like a million bucks. For the conditions we’ve been through, this is easily the best on offer.
The water temp is sitting at 63°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might not need the thickest rubber.
After that, it stays small and clean through Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th with light offshore breezes, but the swell just doesn’t have any grunt. By the time we get to the last weekend of the month, it’s pretty much flat. Sunday the 27th has glassy conditions but only 0.3ft of swell. It’s a long-range blank spell to finish the run.
So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off. Wednesday the 23rd is your one true standout – get on it for some glassy, small-wave fun. The rest is a waiting game.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | W 10 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 67 | 231 | 255 | 233 | 123 | 155 | 204 | 82 | 233 | 206 | 236 | 118 | 115 | 191 | 181 | 175 | 110 | 60 | 68 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:08PM5.90m | 9:24AM5.66m | 9:42PM5.52m | 9:57AM5.31m | 10:16PM5.07m | 10:33AM4.90m | 10:54PM4.60m | 11:13AM4.46m | 11:40PM4.13m | 12:09PM4.04m | 00:52AM3.76m | 1:41PM3.80m | 2:43AM3.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.20m | 3:27AM0.38m | 3:41PM0.50m | 3:57AM0.75m | 4:14PM0.88m | 4:29AM1.17m | 4:49PM1.32m | 5:05AM1.61m | 5:32PM1.76m | 5:53AM2.02m | 6:37PM2.15m | 7:16AM2.33m | 8:29PM2.31m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 12 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | N 6 | N 5 | W 10 | — | W 17 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 55 | 128 | 39 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | W 15 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | S 11 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | W 10 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 190 | 67 | 231 | 255 | 233 | 123 | 155 | 204 | 82 | 233 | 206 | 236 | 118 | 115 | 191 | 181 | 175 | 110 | 60 | 68 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 129 | 374 | 374 | 34 | 74 | 352 | 352 | 442 | 374 | 34 | 63 | 331 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 71 | 129 | 129 | 11 |
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