West Shore Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for West Shore Beach.

Right off the bat, we're looking at a pretty flat start. The first few days are offering up tiny, weak waves. Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd are only seeing knee-high stuff around 1ft to 1ft from the ESE, with wonky winds. It's not really worth getting wet for. Thursday the 23rd is glassy in the morning, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7ft. We're basically in a lull until the weekend.

Things start to perk up a bit late on Saturday the 25th. We get a 2ft swell from the East with a moderate offshore breeze from the SW, keeping things clean. The combined energy is still modest at 127 (moderate wave energy), but it's a start. It's surfable, but nothing to write home about. Sunday the 26th is where it gets interesting. The morning is glassy with a 2ft ESE swell, but the afternoon is the real gem. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the ESE with a clean offshore wind from the WSW, and the energy jumps to 397 (moderate wave energy). It's a sweet little window of clean conditions.

Now, for the standout. Monday the 27th is promising, but the true highlight hits Tuesday the 28th. On Tuesday morning, we've got a solid 5ft groundswell from the ESE, pushing in with a period of 14 seconds (that's a long period swell). The wind is a gentle offshore from the WSW, so the waves will be clean and well-shaped. The combined energy is a strong 1047 (strong wave energy). This is excellent surf, but it's pushing into expert territory at that size. This is easily the best on offer for the whole outlook. The quality holds through the afternoon, too.

The swell sticks around for Wednesday the 29th, with 4ft waves and glassy conditions in the afternoon. After that, the energy fades into the weekend, with winds turning crummy and the swell dropping back under 3ft. There's a big pulse of 7ft swell on the 3rd of August, but the forecast says it's too big for this break, so we'll leave that one.

So, looking at the whole 16 days, the action is definitely from Sunday the 26th through to Wednesday the 29th. The rest is either flat, too small, or blown out. The water temp is sitting at 55°F, which is a bit colder than what we usually expect for this time of year. Oh, and one thing about West Shore Beach – it's exposed to the swell, but the optimum direction is from the NE, and we're getting swell from the ESE and SE, so the waves won't be at their absolute best, but when the energy is there and the wind is offshore, it'll still be a fun session.

Rusty.

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