Surf Forecasts:
West Dale surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 12 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with 151 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 Wednesday (Aug 12) 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 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Dale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's happening at West Dale over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it's a tough outlook. We're looking at a long, dry spell of flat and messy conditions before any real hope shows up.
For the first week or so, it's a write-off. From Wednesday the 5th to Sunday the 16th, we've got tiny, weak swell mixed with onshore wind after onshore wind. The odd bit of glass, like Tuesday morning the 11th, is there, but there's nothing to ride. The combined wave energy barely gets into double digits most days – just a lot of nothing.
The first real hint of something surfable doesn't come until Wednesday the 12th, but it's still pretty poor. The swell barely cracks 3ft and it's cross-onshore, so it's lumpy. Even when we get a bit more energy on the 13th (Thursday morning, with combined energy hitting 151), the wind is onshore and the quality is bust. Not worth paddling out for.
Now, there is one period that stands out as the best on offer: Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th look to bring a bit more grunt. On Monday afternoon, we see some solid push with a 5ft swell from the WSW (combined energy 381), but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the SSW, so it'll be choppy. The early hours of Tuesday the 18th are a mess with a strong breeze. So even that's not a gem.
Honestly, for the entire 16-day window, there's no standout day with clean, decent waves. The water temperature is 63°F which is pretty average for this time of year. Don't get your hopes up – if you're in the area, the kites might have a better time of it on those windy days than anyone trying to paddle into this stuff.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 4 | SW 12 | W 4 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 138 | 50 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
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 | on | on | on | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:41PM5.10m | 12:09PM4.80m | 00:39AM4.78m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM1.08m | 6:02AM1.18m | 6:26PM1.36m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 4 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 13 | N 5 | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 3 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 3 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | N 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | SW 12 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | S 11 | SW 13 | W 8 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 | W 6 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 182 | 138 | 26 | 30 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 374 | 188 | 360 | 340 | 339 | 341 | 316 | 183 | 183 | 11 | 178 | 188 | 188 | 314 | 179 | 178 | 247 | 343 | 11 |
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