West Dale Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.70° N 5.19° W

Issued: 6 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Dale sea temperature is
16.1° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

West Dale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


West Dale surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period, SW swell with 49 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 0.3m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 1PM (Tue 14th Jul)1ft (0.3m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Dale over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what West Dale (West-Dale) has cookin' for us.

Mate, I gotta be straight with you – it's a flat spell. The next couple of weeks are looking real quiet. We've got a stretch from now through to the end of the 16-day window where the swell is just tiny and there's no real energy coming through. The combined swell energy is stuck on low values, mostly between 9 and 56, which is weak.

We kick things off on Tuesday the 7th of July, but it's a non-starter. We're looking at a tiny 1ft of westerly swell with a short period, cross-on wind, and the report already says 'poor surf conditions' – I'm not even gonna bother paddling out for that.

This flat spell basically runs straight through. We get a few moments where the wind cleans up – there's a glassy moment on the morning of Thursday the 9th of July, and a few clean offshore mornings like Sunday the 12th, Monday the 13th, and Tuesday the 14th of July, but the swell is pitiful: just 0.3ft to 1ft. The swell direction is coming from the SW, which is the opposite of the optimum SW direction for the break. Even with the wind in our favor, there's nothing to ride.

The water temp is 61°F with a 2°F anomaly, so it's a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but it doesn't change the fact that the surf is flat.

As we get into the second week, it's more of the same. There's a slight bump to 2ft on the 18th and 19th of July, but with a period of just 6-7 seconds, it's weak, gutless, and choppy. The combined energy finally hits 42 on the afternoon of Wednesday the 22nd of July, but that's from a 3ft NW windswell with a 4-second period – absolute rubbish, just wind bumps. The wind is howling at 30 km/h from the N, so it'll be clean but won't have a single wave worth paddling for.

Honestly, this is a blank run. For the whole 16 days, there's not a single moment I can honestly recommend getting wet. It's just one of those periods for West Dale. Grab a coffee, watch the horizon, and hope the forecasts change.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
12
12
12
13
19
18
7
16
26
25
22
13
11
11
10
18
18
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
5
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
15
N
25
N
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
E
25
E
15
E
40
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:52AM4.77m
00:15AM4.96m
12:47PM4.66m
1:15AM4.82m
1:52PM4.61m
2:24AM4.76m
3:03PM4.68m
3:36AM4.83m
4:13PM4.90m
4:45AM5.04m
5:17PM5.23m
5:47AM5.32m
6:14PM5.59m
Low Tide
6:07PM1.30m
6:43AM1.26m
7:04PM1.44m
7:44AM1.36m
8:13PM1.50m
8:56AM1.38m
9:31PM1.41m
10:11AM1.25m
10:46PM1.15m
11:19AM1.00m
11:52PM0.79m
12:18PM0.69m
00:49AM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:13
5:13
5:15
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:37
9:37
9:37
9:36
9:35
9:35
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
18
17
20
22
21
23
24
23
22
24
25
24
25
26
23
30
28
Feels °C
14
15
17
18
17
17
18
20
18
20
20
19
20
20
21
23
22
22
19
26
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
W
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.2
WSW
8
0.7
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.6
N
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.7
N
6
Energy kJ
10
3
12
12
13
19
18
4
16
26
25
45
43
6
23
7
2
16
7
3
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.2
W
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.1
SE
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
14
12
1
1
2
5
5
7
12
12
22
13
1
5
2
10
9
15
15
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
6
1
6
7
6
3
12
2
2
10
11
11
11
10
18
18
8
8
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
E
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
N
4
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
6
2
3
2
10
31
3
22
9
13
9
9
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
179
360
101
90
341
177
177
179
90
11
27
90
104
130
130
355
140
264
343
11
319
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Pembrokeshire
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
6
5
5
5
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Information about the West Dale Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for West Dale provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at West Dale can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our West Dale surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (West Dale) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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