Surf Forecasts:
West Dale surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, WSW swell with 168 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Dale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for West Dale. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a grim start. The first week and a half is pretty much a write-off, with a long gap from Thursday 23rd July right through to the end of the month. There’s no surf worth paddling out for. The energy is weak, the wind is messy, and the wave heights are barely a ripple. You’re looking at a good 10 days of nothing.
Then, things start to stir. On Monday 3rd August, the morning shows a glimmer of hope. We’ve got a light offshore breeze from the ENE with 2ft of swell coming from the west. The combined energy is still low (56), but it’s clean, and that’s a rare treat. The swell period is short at 5 seconds, so it won’t be the most powerful stuff, but it’s surfable after so long. This is the only real standout in the whole outlook – a small window of clean, rideable waves.
After that, it falls away again. The rest of the first week of August is back to poor conditions with onshore winds and tiny waves. The only other moment worth noting is on Wednesday 5th August, when the morning is glassy with a WSW wind under 3 mph. The swell is still only 1ft, so it’s tiny, but the glassy surface is a beautiful thing. For a longboard or a foiler, you might get a few fun ones.
Overall, it’s a tough run. The blank spell is long, but that small taste of offshore wind on the 3rd is the only thing to circle on the calendar. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it can’t stay this flat forever.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 149 | 161 | 148 | 51 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:03PM4.18m | 2:37AM4.12m | 3:15PM4.11m | 3:51AM4.09m | 4:24PM4.22m | 4:55AM4.24m | 5:22PM4.46m | 5:47AM4.48m | 6:09PM4.76m | 6:30AM4.75m | 6:49PM5.07m | 7:08AM5.00m | 7:25PM5.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM1.84m | 8:28PM1.95m | 9:06AM1.99m | 9:48PM1.98m | 10:22AM1.93m | 10:59PM1.82m | 11:24AM1.72m | 11:54PM1.56m | 12:11PM1.44m | 00:37AM1.26m | 12:51PM1.14m | 1:15AM0.98m | 1:27PM0.88m | 1:51AM0.74m | |||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 16 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | N 4 | N 4 | S 11 | W 8 | S 14 | S 13 | W 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 36 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 83 | 149 | 161 | 148 | 21 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 587 | 394 | 907 | 904 | 343 | 331 | 331 | 401 | 175 | 21 | 27 | 177 | 328 | 104 | 154 | 188 | 178 | 179 | 179 | 331 |
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