Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.70° N 2.01° W

West Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Point sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for West Point at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
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
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
13
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
1
N
12
1
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.8
N
11
0.6
N
10
0.7
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
243
236
233
287
282
225
221
220
166
70
119
85
43
59
38
20
20
11
11
10
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:43PM2.52m
5:38AM2.29m
5:50PM2.38m
7:04AM2.17m
7:16PM2.35m
Low Tide
10:21AM1.21m
11:01PM1.08m
11:14AM1.40m
00:21AM1.23m
12:43PM1.51m
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5:54
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Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
5
4
7
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
6
5
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