Westward Ho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. I’ve been staring at the charts for Westward Ho and mate, I’ve got to be honest with you – it’s a grim run for the next two weeks. We’re talking a solid stretch of hardly any real surf on offer, and most of what’s there is just messy, blown-out, or flat. The whole 16-day window is a struggle, but there are a couple of tiny windows where things might just line up, and I’ll point them out.

Right off the bat, the first actual surfable-looking moment doesn’t appear until Monday morning, August 3rd. Up until then, it’s all poor conditions: cross-onshore winds, tiny 0.3 ft to 0.9 ft waves, and a lot of chop. The water temp is sitting at 66°F which is much warmer than usual for this time of year.

So, the standout – and I mean the *only* real standout in this whole forecast – is the Monday morning, August 3rd session. Westward Ho picks up a tiny 0.7 ft swell from the west with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 78 (still weak). But here’s the kicker: the wind is glassy, absolutely dead calm from the north. That’s clean. It’s a beginner-friendly break, fairly consistent, and with that glassy surface, it’s going to look like a mirror. The downside? It’s tiny, and the period is just average, so you’ll be scratching for anything decent. But for the first week, that’s your best bet. After that, the afternoon turns onshore again and it’s back to rubbish.

The next little flicker comes on Sunday afternoon, August 2nd, but that’s even smaller. We’re looking at 0.4 ft from the west with an 8-second period, and the wind is glassy from the east-northeast. Again, clean, but you’d need a foamie to catch anything. The combined energy is a measly 21. It’s a paddle, not a surf.

After that, it’s back to the grind. The week of the 4th sees a pulse of bigger swell – up to 1 ft on the afternoon of the 4th with a combined energy of 193 (moderate), but the wind is tearing from the west-southwest at 30 km/h, making it a fresh cross-onshore, lumpy mess. That’s not surfable for a beginner and it’s ugly for anyone else. The swell drops again but stays messy.

Then, from the 10th of August, a bigger, longer-period swell arrives. On the Monday morning, August 10th, we’ve got 1 ft from the west with a 9-second period and a combined energy of 264 (moderate). But look at the wind – 35 km/h from the west-southwest, straight onshore. That’s a howling, blown-out wall of chop. It’s too big for beginners and only for experts if you’re desperate. The setup is a beach, so with that onshore wind, it’s going to be a washing machine. Honestly, that looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The rest of the second week is a flat, windy, or cross-shore mess. The one slight teaser is Wednesday morning, August 12th – a clean 0.6 ft from the west with a 9-second period and a gentle cross-offshore wind from the southeast. The combined energy is a weak 53. It’s clean, but it’s so small you’ll be floating.

So, overall, we’ve got a 16-day forecast with a big gap of nothing in the first few days, then a couple of tiny, clean windows. The only real session worth getting excited about is the Monday morning glass-off on the 3rd. Everything else is blown out, flat, or just plain ugly. It’s a brutal run for Westward Ho. But it won’t stay poor forever, right? The forecasts can always change.

Rusty.

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