Westende Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.17° N 2.76° E

Westende 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Westende sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.2° 

Westende surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Westende today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Westende at 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Westende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
0.3
N
7
0.9
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
0.1
N
8
1.5
W
6
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
35
64
115
10
35
40
33
26
40
17
21
28
59
84
87
109
113
106
156
1
0
140
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:50AM4.38m
6:08PM4.37m
6:27AM4.03m
6:48PM3.99m
7:09AM3.68m
7:37PM3.62m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.99m
00:22AM1.14m
12:31PM1.29m
1:05AM1.49m
1:23PM1.60m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
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8:00
7:57
7:54
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
17
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
20
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18
18
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
12
13
13
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
9
12
12
13
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12
13
14
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