Surf Forecasts:
Westward Ho surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, W swell with 373 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Westward Ho this week:
The surf forecast for Westward Ho over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Westward Ho in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Westward Ho over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a pretty grim stretch ahead for Westward Ho! over the next couple of weeks. There’s plenty of water moving, but the wind and the quality are going to be our biggest enemies for most of it. Don’t get too excited about the size; it’s mostly going to be a messy, blown-out affair. If you’re a beginner, you can pretty much write this fortnight off.
The first real recommendation doesn't come until Sunday, August 16th. Before that, it's a wasteland of onshore winds, chop, and poor conditions. We’re looking at nearly two weeks of junk before anything clean shows its face.
Let’s run through the lowlights. Starting out on the Sunday afternoon (August 2nd), there’s a tiny 1.3ft swell with a light ESE cross-off, but the call is poor surf. Monday the 3rd morning is surfable but “very ordinary” with a 2.3ft swell. After that, it’s just a cascade of cross-on and onshore winds from the west and southwest, with waves bouncing between 3.3ft and 5.2ft. The energy stays weak to moderate, maxing out on Wednesday the 5th afternoon, but it’s all onshore junk. Thursday the 6th drops to 4.6ft, Friday the 7th fades to mush under 2.6ft with a 5-second period. The weekend of the 9th and 10th is tiny and messy. It’s a proper write-off.
Now, the one bright spot in this whole forecast, and it’s a promising one, is the morning of Sunday, August 16th. We finally get a break from the wind. It’s looking glassy with a light SW air, and there's a solid 4.9ft of west swell. Finally, some clean lines for Westward Ho! (North Devon). The water is running about 3.8°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s noticeably warm for a wetsuit. This is the standout session of the whole outlook. It’s the only time the “expect good surf conditions” call comes up. This is your window.
The afternoon of the 16th goes back to cross-on junk, and the 17th follows suit with more onshore WNW wind. So there you have it. One good morning in a sea of poor conditions. Don’t sleep on that Sunday the 16th if you can help it.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
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 kJ | 22 | 43 | 79 | 61 | 39 | 104 | 127 | 192 | 310 | 313 | 303 | 171 | 91 | 31 | 34 | 25 | 80 | 240 | 152 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:26PM8.14m | 9:45AM7.80m | 10:03PM7.96m | 10:23AM7.59m | 10:43PM7.65m | 11:06AM7.28m | 11:29PM7.25m | 11:57AM6.90m | 00:26AM6.82m | 1:01PM6.56m | 1:40AM6.48m | 2:22PM6.42m | 3:07AM6.47m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.76m | 3:40PM0.87m | 4:03AM0.93m | 4:18PM1.10m | 4:43AM1.22m | 5:01PM1.43m | 5:30AM1.60m | 5:56PM1.83m | 6:31AM2.01m | 7:07PM2.17m | 7:51AM2.27m | 8:36PM2.25m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | W 15 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 13 | W 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 43 | 79 | 61 | 39 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 10 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 127 | 192 | 310 | 313 | 303 | 171 | 91 | — | 34 | 25 | 80 | 240 | 152 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 399 | 209 | 309 | 302 | 265 | 224 | 198 | 128 | 83 | 399 | 450 | 70 | 92 | 198 | 54 |
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