Westward Ho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what's on offer for Westward Ho! over the next couple of weeks. I've got to be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The models are showing very little in the way of decent surf, and the wind is going to be a persistent problem for most of it. We’ve got a long dry spell here, so don't get your hopes up for anything clean or rideable for the vast majority of the period.

The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is 4° warmer than average for this time of year, so that's a nice little bonus if you do get in. The first decent chance we see is on Sunday the 6th of September, but even then it's small. The morning brings a tiny 2ft swell from the W with a short 7-second period, combined energy of just 60 (weak), and the wind is a cross-off from the SSE at 12 mph. It’s clean, but there's just no power in it. It’s not really worth paddling out for.

Sunday afternoon and all of Monday the 7th see the wind turning onshore or cross-onshore, and while the swell bumps up a bit, the conditions are poor. Monday morning has a 6ft swell from the W with a 13-second period, giving a strong combined energy of 1252, but it's being smashed by a cross-on wind from the WNW at 12 mph. It's going to be a choppy mess. That’s more of a kitesurfing day than a paddle session.

The rest of the first week and into the second is more of the same. The swell sticks around, sometimes getting up to 6ft, but the wind is almost always cross-on or onshore from the WNW, NW, or SW, with speeds in the 12-22 mph range. We see a bit of a drop on Wednesday the 9th afternoon to 3ft, and then again on Thursday the 10th morning to 4ft, but the wind is still cross-on and choppy. The energy figures are all over the place, from a moderate 322 on Thursday afternoon to a weak 46 on Monday the 14th. Nothing is coming together.

The second week is a write-off. The swell drops right off, with heights mostly under 3ft, and the wind stays strong and onshore, often from the W or WNW at 16-28 mph. The period on Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th gets up to 11-12 seconds, but with a 2-3ft swell and a fresh to strong breeze, it’s not going to be any good. The setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing during this period. The only slight glimmer is on Sunday the 20th, where we get a tiny 2ft swell with a 8-second period and a gentle cross-shore breeze from the S at 9 mph. The energy is weak at 79, but the wind state is "gentle cross-shore with slight cross-chop". It’s not great, but it’s the cleanest thing we’ve seen in a week.

Right at the very end, on Monday the 21st afternoon, we get a spike in swell to 8ft from the WSW with an 8-second period and a combined energy of 932 (strong). But the wind is onshore from the WSW at 16 mph. That’s a lot of water moving, but it’ll be a lumpy, blown-out mess. Not one for the faint-hearted. Honestly, for a beginner spot like Westward Ho! (England), this is a real flat spell. It’s a consistent break generally, but these conditions are a proper test of patience. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, there's nothing I'd recommend getting excited about. Hang in there.

Rusty

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