Surf Forecasts:
Westward Ho surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, W swell with 202 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s 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 Wednesday (Aug 12) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Westward Ho in the next 16 days are 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 1PM. 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+) | 4AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Westward Ho over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s talk about the surf here at Westward Ho. It’s looking like a pretty quiet stretch ahead, I won’t lie. We’ve got a decent little window of clean conditions mid-week, but overall, the swell energy is just not firing.
We start off the period with a bit of a flat spell. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are basically write-offs with tiny, weak waves and poor conditions. The good news is things perk up a touch on Wednesday the 12th. We get a small, clean pulse of swell from the West. On Wednesday morning, we’re looking at 2ft of swell, but with a gentle offshore breeze from the East. The water temp is about average for the time of year. The energy is weak (98), but that clean face is a massive positive. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. That has to be the pick of the first week. From here, we go into a run of poor quality, onshore slop through Thursday and into the weekend, with winds getting stronger.
Next week starts clean again, but still tiny. Wednesday the 19th morning is a real standout for conditions. Glassy – absolutely zero wind – with 3ft of West swell (89). A surfer could get a fun, clean little wave to themselves on a longboard, but the water temperature is about average for this time of year. After that, we get some cleaner offshore winds on Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st, but the swell is small and the wind is pretty fresh, so it stays as just clean small waves. The only real highlight in the second week is looking very, very long-range. On Tuesday the 25th we see a bump in energy to moderate (251) with a 4ft West swell. The wind is a light cross-offshore and it’s clean. That’s a promising glimpse for the far-off future, but with that long 9-second period, it’ll be lumpy and fat. Still, it’s easily the biggest pulse on the cards, so it gets my vote as the best of the run. Expect crowds to be possible there.
Westward Ho is fairly consistent, so this blank run we’re looking at won’t last forever. The forecasts can change.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 98 | 113 | 106 | 181 | 161 | 148 | 160 | 157 | 84 | 61 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 12 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26AM6.84m | 4:58PM7.25m | 5:30AM7.40m | 5:55PM7.90m | 6:23AM7.95m | 6:44PM8.47m | 7:09AM8.37m | 7:29PM8.85m | 7:51AM8.59m | 8:10PM8.98m | 8:31AM8.60m | 8:50PM8.86m | 9:09AM8.40m | 9:27PM8.50m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM1.78m | 11:15PM1.40m | 11:40AM1.22m | 00:11AM0.81m | 12:31PM0.69m | 00:59AM0.33m | 1:15PM0.29m | 1:41AM0.04m | 1:56PM0.09m | 2:21AM-0.02m | 2:34PM0.11m | 2:58AM0.15m | 3:11PM0.34m | 3:33AM0.51m | |||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 42 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 98 | 113 | 106 | 181 | 161 | 148 | 160 | — | 84 | 61 | 54 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 13 | — | 28 | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | NNW 4 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 157 | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 135 | 80 | 413 | 303 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 83 | 83 | 339 | 423 | 84 | 172 |
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