Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.17° N 2.76° E

Westende 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Westende sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 2s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Westende at 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)2s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
61
110
114
113
110
96
120
148
132
286
311
314
253
187
212
182
130
105
61
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM4.35m
5:56AM4.07m
6:20PM4.02m
6:38AM3.78m
7:08PM3.68m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.95m
11:49PM1.18m
12:01PM1.22m
00:30AM1.49m
12:53PM1.50m
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:14
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8:15
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6:54
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6:52
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6:51
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 mm
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5
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1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
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Temp °C
17
17
13
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
13
14
13
10
Feels °C
15
15
6
8
7
7
6
7
5
6
5
4
5
5
7
8
8
10
10
7
4
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