West Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.70° N 2.01° W

West Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Point sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.7° 

West Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Point today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for West Point at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

Table - waves today at West Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
9
16
16
15
15
8
22
32
35
51
62
62
70
86
117
145
179
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:03PM3.02m
4:12AM3.21m
4:40PM2.83m
4:55AM2.92m
5:21PM2.63m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.23m
9:58PM0.60m
10:30AM0.53m
10:37PM0.78m
11:08AM0.84m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:42
 mm
2
2
5
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
8
9
9
9
13
13
13
11
12
13
13
12
9
9
9
9
8
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