West Shore Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's take a look at what we've got coming up for West Shore Beach.

Right off the bat, the first few days are a total dud. Sunday (5th July) is a total waste with a messy onshore breeze and weak, short-period swell. Just forget it. The water is sitting at 56°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll want that 4/3.

We finally see a glimmer Monday afternoon (6th July). The wind goes glassy, and we get a clean, surfable wave around 4ft from the east. It's small, but with that glassy surface it'll be fun on a longboard. That carries into Tuesday (7th July) with more glassy conditions and a little more size, bumping up to 5ft. The combined energy is picking up too (371), so there's a bit more push behind it. This is the pick of the first week if you just want a clean, easy paddle.

Now, Wednesday morning (8th July) is where things start to get interesting. Swell jumps to 5ft from the east with an 11-second period and a clean, cross-off breeze. The energy is solidly into moderate territory at 595. This is a proper fun wave for a Wednesday. Thursday (9th July) holds similar size, but the wind swings offshore in the morning, making it clean. That afternoon though, it gets windy with rain showers – still clean, but that wind will be howling at 16 mph.

Here’s the standout, and it comes with a big caveat. Friday (10th July) we get a pulse of 7ft to 7ft swell from the south-east. The wind is offshore and strong, creating some epic-looking conditions. The combined energy is massive at 1010, which is strong. But, this is a beginner break, and 7ft surf with that much power is going to be a washing machine. That’s for experts only, and even then, it might be too messy. We get a great run of surf from Saturday (11th July) through Monday morning (13th July), with clean, moderate offshore winds and solid 6ft to 8ft swell. The Monday morning peak hits 8ft with a huge energy reading of 1909, but again, that’s expert territory and honestly looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle session at this spot. The Monday afternoon (13th July) glass-off drops it back to 6ft, which is a much more manageable size and will be beautiful.

After that, things get inconsistent and messy from Tuesday (14th July) onward, with onshore winds and dropping swell. The period gets long (12 seconds) but the wind is on it, so it won't be clean. There’s a little spike Friday morning (17th July) with a 6ft windswell, but the period is a weak 7 seconds. The tail end of the forecast around Monday (20th July) shows a couple of clean, offshore days, but the swell is tiny at 3ft. That's a longboard session at best.

So, if I had to call it: Monday afternoon (6th July) through Wednesday morning (8th July) is your best bet for clean, fun, manageable waves for everyone. For the brave, the Saturday-to-Monday (11th-13th July) run has the size and power, but pick your session wisely.

Rusty.

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