West Shore Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for West Shore Beach. To be honest, it’s a bit of a slow burn. The first few days are pretty flat and underwhelming, but there’s a couple of windows where things come together nicely.

The week kicks off with a real dud. Monday the 3rd has a tiny 2ft SE swell but a cross-shore wind makes a mess of it, and the water is a bit colder than normal at 54°. That afternoon cleans up a little with an offshore breeze, but the waves are still only 2ft. Not worth paddling out for.

Tuesday the 4th is even worse – barely a ripple at 0.3ft. The wind is offshore but there’s simply no energy. Wednesday the 5th is where it starts to get interesting. That morning we’ve got a 4ft SE swell with clean offshore winds. The combined energy is moderate, and conditions look good. This is the first real chance for a surf. The swell is from the SE, which isn’t the optimum NE direction for this spot, but the wave quality is decent enough.

Thursday the 6th drops off a bit to 3ft, and the wind swings cross-shore in the afternoon. Still surfable, but nothing special. The real standout is Friday the 7th. Morning has a solid 3ft SE groundswell with a long 13-second period and clean cross-offshore wind. The energy is strong. Then Friday afternoon turns glassy with a 3ft SE swell at 12 seconds. That’s the best on offer – clean, long-period swell, glassy conditions. This is your session.

Saturday the 8th has glassy conditions again in the morning but the swell drops to 2ft. Still worth a look if you’re keen. After that, from Sunday the 9th all the way through to Tuesday the 18th, there’s a long stretch of mostly poor to flat conditions. The swell is tiny, the wind is messy, and there are several days of onshore gales around the 12th and 13th with 25-28 mph winds. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine. The setup at West Shore Beach is exposed to the swell, but with those winds and small waves, it might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

It’s not until Tuesday the 18th that we see a return to some clean, glassy conditions with a 3ft SE swell. That’s worth a look, but it’s a long way off.

Overall, Friday the 7th is the clear standout. If you can get out that afternoon when it’s glassy, you’ll have the best waves of the forecast period. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too far away to get excited about.

Rusty

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