Surf Forecasts:
Westward Ho surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 14 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, W swell with 464 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s 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 (Sep 14) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s 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 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Westward Ho over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, folks. Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the line for Westward Ho.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough outlook. We've got a solid run of poor surf conditions stretching from Friday the 11th all the way through to Sunday the 20th of September. The energy in the water is there, with combined swell energy readings between 340 and 496 (moderate to strong), but the wind is just ruining it. It's mostly a cross-onshore affair, making everything choppy and lumpy. Monday the 21st shows a bit of a shift with a clean-looking morning from a cross-offshore NNE wind, but the wave height is bumpy at 7ft and the period is a short 7 seconds.
The real standout, and the only one worth getting excited about, arrives on Thursday the 24th of September. We're looking at a proper glassy morning with no wind at all. Swell is a solid 8ft from the WNW with an 8-second period. The combined energy is 773 (strong) – that’s some serious power. This is expert territory, folks; that size and punch is not for the faint-hearted. The water temp is about average for the time of year.
Then Friday the 25th keeps the goods coming, with another glassy morning, swell at 8ft this time from the WSW and a 9-second period, with combined energy of 892. Saturday the 26th also kicks off glassy with an 8ft swell from the west. For a few mornings there, it cleans right up. Keep an eye on that Thursday and Friday – that’s the window.
So, to sum it up: you’ll be sitting this one out until Thursday the 24th of September. That’s when the magic happens, but only if you’ve got the skills for a big, powerful wave.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 189 | 108 | 65 | 250 | 323 | 369 | 268 | 171 | 127 | 125 | 111 | 117 | 377 | 375 | 464 | 394 | 234 | 47 | 66 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:50AM8.39m | 7:08PM8.82m | 7:28AM8.63m | 7:45PM8.91m | 8:04AM8.65m | 8:21PM8.77m | 8:38AM8.46m | 8:55PM8.41m | 9:11AM8.11m | 9:29PM7.90m | 9:44AM7.61m | 10:03PM7.30m | 10:19AM7.03m | 10:39PM6.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.25m | 1:18AM0.03m | 1:31PM0.06m | 1:52AM-0.00m | 2:05PM0.09m | 2:24AM0.18m | 2:38PM0.31m | 2:55AM0.53m | 3:10PM0.71m | 3:26AM1.02m | 3:43PM1.23m | 3:59AM1.60m | 4:18PM1.83m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 340 | 189 | 108 | 65 | — | — | 369 | 268 | 171 | 127 | 125 | 111 | 21 | — | 33 | 464 | — | 234 | 47 | 30 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 39 | 250 | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 377 | 375 | 31 | 394 | — | 44 | 66 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 57 | 11 | 79 | 254 | 277 | 57 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 829 | 376 | 98 | 841 | 302 | 83 | 339 | 254 | 128 |
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