Surf Forecasts:
West Dale surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period, WSW swell with 1,379 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 2.2m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Dale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, it’s Rusty. Let’s talk about West Dale. I’m not going to sugarcoat it – the start of this 16-day run is a real flat and choppy drag. We’ve got a gap of about nine days where conditions are just plain nasty, with onshore wind and junk surf. The water’s about 63°F, a touch warmer than usual, but you won’t feel it with that wind in your face.
We finally get a pulse on Monday the 7th of September. Swell pushes up to 5 to 6 feet out of the WSW, with a long period of 12 to 13 seconds – that’s groundswell energy, with combined power readings of 921 and 1053. The catch? The wind is still cross or onshore, so it’s messy. It’s a marginal call at best. Then the 9th gets blown to bits by some nasty gale-force northwesterly winds.
We get a tiny clean window on Friday the 11th in the afternoon, with a gentle offshore breeze from the east at 9 mph. The swell is only about 3 feet, so it’s small and clean but not much punch with only 143 energy. That offshore hangs around into Saturday but the swell vanishes to less than 2 feet.
Here’s the one to circle on the calendar: Tuesday the 15th of September. That morning is the real deal. We’ve got solid 5 to 6 foot swell from the SW, 9-second period, and combined energy hitting 568. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the southeast, leaving the faces clean. It’s not huge, so it’s manageable, and it’s the cleanest, best-quality surf in the whole outlook. After that, it’s back to onshore slop. Don’t miss that Tuesday morning if you can help it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 49 | 326 | 395 | 387 | 240 | 264 | 269 | 236 | 208 | 104 | 50 | 105 | 55 | 16 | 47 | 198 | 915 | 1053 | 636 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:46PM5.81m | 10:06AM5.54m | 10:27PM5.49m | 10:49AM5.22m | 11:15PM5.06m | 11:42AM4.83m | 00:16AM4.61m | 12:53PM4.47m | 1:41AM4.29m | 2:27PM4.36m | 3:20AM4.32m | 3:59PM4.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.49m | 4:23PM0.63m | 4:46AM0.83m | 5:07PM0.99m | 5:34AM1.25m | 6:04PM1.40m | 6:41AM1.65m | 7:30PM1.72m | 8:20AM1.86m | 9:20PM1.69m | 10:00AM1.66m | 10:44PM1.30m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | — | 24 | 21 | 34 | 36 | — | 236 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 105 | 55 | 14 | 6 | 198 | 915 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 32 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 17 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 49 | 326 | 395 | 387 | 240 | 264 | 269 | — | 208 | 104 | — | — | — | 10 | 47 | 78 | — | 1053 | 636 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 114 | 366 | 343 | 143 | 129 | 344 | 97 | 179 | 193 | 143 | 63 | 129 | 60 | 92 | 63 | 91 | 21 | 129 | 99 |
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