West Shore Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin' over the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next few days are pretty flat and ordinary. We’ve got a bit of a lull to sit through before things get interesting. From Sunday the 12th through to Wednesday the 15th, the swell is tiny and weak, with the combined energy barely cracking 100 (116) at best, and dropping to a measly 25. It’s surfable in the sense you could float around, but not worth paddling out for. The wind is mostly light and cross-off or glassy at times, but with waves under 2 ft, it’s just not happening.

The real action starts to show on Thursday the 16th. The morning is still small, but that afternoon we see a jump in period to 15 seconds, and the combined energy hits 122. It’s still small at 2 ft, but glassy conditions with easterly breeze make it clean. Then Friday the 17th is the first true standout. The morning brings a 3 ft ESE groundswell with a 15-second period, light westerly cross-off wind, and the combined energy is a solid 457. That’s a moderate energy bump, and the conditions are clean. The water is a bit colder than normal at 55°F, about 2°F cooler than average for this time of year, so bring a thicker wetsuit. This is the best on offer early on, and it’s a good one for a session at West Shore Beach.

Saturday the 18th gets a bit feisty. The afternoon sees a 5 ft swell from the SE with a 14-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 1177. That’s strong wave energy. The wind is a moderate cross-off from the south at 16 mph, but it’s clean. This is probably the biggest, cleanest swell of the first week, but it’s pushing into the 5 ft mark, so it’s getting a bit much for beginners. Still, for the rest of us, it’s a good window.

After that, the swell backs off a bit through the 19th and 20th, with clean but smaller waves. Then we hit a rough patch from the 21st to the 23rd, with strong onshore winds and rain, making conditions sloppy and messy. The swell tries to build again on the 22nd, with a 7 ft E swell, but it’s a short-period windswell (8 seconds) and the wind is cross-shore and lumpy. Not great.

Now, the big story is the last few days of the month. Starting Thursday the 23rd through Saturday the 25th, we’ve got a solid 10 ft to 12 ft groundswell from the east, with periods of 11 to 12 seconds. The combined energy is massive – over 2000, peaking at 2925. That’s very strong wave energy. But here’s the catch: the forecast says the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. The wind is light and often glassy or offshore, but at this size, it’s only for experts. If you’re a seasoned charger, the morning of the 26th is your best bet. That Sunday morning has a 7 ft ESE swell, glassy conditions, and a combined energy of 1008. The forecast is calling for excellent conditions for experienced surfers.

So overall, the standout windows are Friday the 17th morning for a fun, clean, moderate swell, and then the morning of Sunday the 26th for a bigger, cleaner, expert-only session. The rest of the time is either flat, messy, or too big. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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