Surf Forecasts:
West Dale surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with 147 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 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Dale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's cookin' for West Dale.
Gotta be straight with ya – the next week and a half looks pretty flat. We've got a run of days with barely a ripple, and the winds are just all wrong. From Thursday the 6th all the way through to Saturday the 16th, we're looking at tiny swell (under 2 ft on average) with onshore or cross-onshore winds just messing up what little there is. It’s gonna be a real struggle to find anything worth paddling out for. The water’s sitting at 63° right now, which is about average for this time of year.
Now, things start to show a tiny pulse of life around Monday the 17th. We get a little bump from the WSW pushing up to 3 ft, with a short period of 6 seconds, and the wind turns cross-offshore from the north. The energy is still weak (69), but conditions will be clean. It's surfable, but it's not going to be a standout. The same goes for Tuesday morning the 18th – a small 3 ft WSW swell, but it's blown out by onshore wind again.
The best of a bad lot looks like Wednesday the 19th. The swell picks up to 4 ft from the WSW, still a short period, but the wind is cross-on from the west. It's not ideal, but the wave energy is starting to show moderate signs (102). Don't get your hopes up for a classic session though.
Then on Thursday the 20th, we get a slightly better-looking swell. The morning shows 2 ft from the WSW with a period of 10 seconds, and a cross-shore wind from the northwest. The energy is moderate (130). This is probably the pick of the entire outlook, but even then, the afternoon gets chopped up again. It's a long way out, so keep an eye on it, but don't book the day off work.
Honestly, for the next 16 days, there's not one true standout. The combo of tiny swell and persistent wind just isn't playing ball. It's a blank run for sure.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
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 kJ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 102 | 121 | 113 | 127 | 113 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:15PM4.56m | 1:54AM4.54m | 2:37PM4.49m | 3:21AM4.52m | 4:00PM4.68m | 4:40AM4.77m | 5:11PM5.09m | 5:44AM5.14m | 6:09PM5.55m | 6:37AM5.51m | 6:58PM5.96m | 7:23AM5.79m | 7:42PM6.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM1.47m | 7:40PM1.59m | 8:27AM1.65m | 9:15PM1.61m | 10:00AM1.54m | 10:43PM1.31m | 11:15AM1.20m | 11:50PM0.86m | 12:13PM0.77m | 00:44AM0.42m | 1:02PM0.38m | 1:30AM0.07m | 1:45PM0.10m | 2:13AM-0.12m | |||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 102 | 121 | 113 | 127 | 113 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 4 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 5 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 331 | 315 | 319 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 188 | 178 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 331 | 338 | 11 | 23 | 174 | 63 | 64 | 129 | 63 |
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