Surf Forecasts:
West Dale surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WSW swell with 150 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 15) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Dale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Yo, Rusty here again, breaking it down in freedom units. Let me tell you straight – the outlook for West Dale over the next couple of weeks is grim, real grim.
We're looking at a massive flat spell from Friday the 14th right through to the start of the week on the 26th of August. That's nearly two weeks of nothing worth a second look. We're talking ankle-biters, 0.7ft to maybe 2ft of windswell on most days. Even when the wind lays down glassy on the morning of Sunday the 16th, or we get a clean offshore breeze, the wave energy is pathetic, churning between a weak 15 and a mediocre 133 on the energy scale. It will test your patience.
If you have to get wet, the only real pulse shows up on Wednesday the 26th of August. The morning brings a clean, light offshore breeze from the NE, with a tiny 3ft swell from the W. Energy pokes up to a moderate 56, and the water will be smooth. It's rideable, but barely. The afternoon fills in a little more – swell bumps up to 5ft from the WSW with a moderate 165 energy score. Light cross-offshore wind should keep it clean, but with a short 6-second period, that 5ft is gonna be mushy and fat. The direction is okay for West Dale's exposure, but don't expect any punch.
So, the best you're gonna get – the real standout – is the afternoon of Wednesday the 26th of August. That 5ft of clean swell is the biggest we see, and the light cross-offshore breeze is a bonus. It's the only time the energy scale passes 160. But that short period means it's a longboard or foiler sort of wave. Beginners should be alright as the 5ft is right at the edge of being a bit much for them.
After that, heading into the end of August, it's back to the flat stuff with a couple of cleaner days on the 27th but the swell drops below 3ft. It’s a true dry spell for this area. It's just how it goes sometimes, and the models could change, but for now, hang up your wetsuit.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 54 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 115 | 59 | 36 | 49 | 69 | 148 | 110 | 94 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM5.94m | 8:23PM6.34m | 8:45AM5.95m | 9:03PM6.25m | 9:23AM5.82m | 9:41PM5.99m | 10:00AM5.57m | 10:19PM5.60m | 10:37AM5.22m | 10:57PM5.13m | 11:16AM4.83m | 11:39PM4.65m | 12:01PM4.42m | 00:30AM4.19m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM-0.02m | 2:52AM-0.13m | 3:04PM0.02m | 3:29AM0.03m | 3:41PM0.20m | 4:05AM0.33m | 4:17PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.72m | 4:53PM0.91m | 5:14AM1.16m | 5:32PM1.34m | 5:54AM1.59m | 6:18PM1.76m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | N 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 82 | 54 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 115 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | WSW 5 | — | SW 18 | W 7 | — | SW 16 | — | — | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | 12 | 4 | — | 11 | — | — | 2 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | SW 12 | — | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | 13 | — | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 12 | — | 59 | 36 | 49 | 69 | 148 | 110 | 94 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 17 | 179 | 394 | 395 | 102 | 319 | 341 | 237 | 237 | 352 | 167 | 3 | 352 | 331 | 172 | 352 | 440 | 754 | 352 | 62 |
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