West Shore Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks is serving up at West Shore Beach.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a limp start. Friday the 31st of July is looking pretty average with a weak, short-period easterly swell around 2ft. The wind is a messy cross-shore, and the water is about what you'd expect for this time of year—nothing weird going on temperature-wise. Not exactly firing.

Saturday the 1st of August is even smaller, dropping to a tiny 1.0ft. The wind does swing offshore though, which is nice, but with combined energy down at 56, there’s barely a ripple.

We get a slight pulse on Sunday the 2nd of August. The swell picks up a bit to 3ft from the southeast, and the combined energy climbs to a moderate 227. The morning light breeze is cross-offshore, keeping it clean. It's the best of a pretty quiet first week, but it’s still small stuff.

After that, we drift back into tiny, weak waves for the next several days. Monday the 3rd through to Friday the 7th of August is mostly dribble, with heights staying under 2ft. The wind does calm right down to glassy conditions on the morning of Friday the 7th though, so if you’ve got a foamie and just want to sit out there, it’ll be pretty.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Saturday the 8th of August is the standout of the entire outlook. The swell jumps to 5ft in the morning, pushing 6ft by the afternoon, all from east-southeast. The period is a short 8 seconds, so it’s windswell, but the combined energy is strong at 334 and then 447. The wind goes dead glassy all day. For West Shore Beach, that’s about as clean as it gets. This is your window if you’ve got a log or a fish. It’s a beginner-friendly spot anyway, and the conditions will be silky.

Don’t get too excited, because Sunday the 9th of August turns nasty. The swell builds to 8ft, but a howling onshore wind from the east at 19-25 mph blows it out completely. The energy is massive at over 1000, but with that wind, it’ll be a mess. This is way more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddling one.

The following week gets properly chunky, but not in a good way for surfing. From Monday the 10th of August right through to Saturday the 15th of August, we see consistent easterly swell in the 7ft to 15ft range, with combined energy readings soaring into the thousands (3004, 3705, 6442). The wind stays lock onshore from the east, cross-on or straight on, at 12-25 mph. The break itself gets overwhelmed; the notes even say the swell is too big for this break. That’s a hard pass for a paddle surfer. It’s just dangerous, messy, and blown out. A definite no-go zone unless you're towing in with a jet ski.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is small but has a couple of clean windows. The absolute best bet is Saturday the 8th of August for some glassy, fun-sized waves. After that, it’s a solid week of big, windy, ugly surf that’s best left to the wind sport crew.

Stay salty,

Rusty

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