Westward Ho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this forecast for Westward Ho is a tough one. The next 16 days are looking pretty grim for real surf. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions, with only a couple of brief moments that might get a surfer interested. Most of the time, the waves are either too small, blown out, or just plain ugly.

First up, the water is sitting at 66° and that’s 4° warmer than what’s normal for this time of year. So, it’s noticeably warmer than average, which is a bit unusual for August.

Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are a write-off. Tiny waves, poor surf, and the wind is all wrong. It’s a total washout. Wednesday the 12th morning shows a bit of a pulse. We’ve got a 2ft swell from the west with a 10-second period and an offshore wind from the east, blowing at 12 mph. It’s clean, but the swell energy is still pretty weak at 98. The combined energy is low, so it’s not going to be firing. The break is fairly consistent, but with these tiny waves, it’s a beginner’s day at best.

Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th? The swell picks up slightly, but the wind turns onshore and cross-onshore, so it’s a choppy, messy affair. The combined energy gets into the moderate range (227 on Thursday morning), but the wind is killing it. Not worth paddling out.

The weekend of the 16th and 17th is a mixed bag. Saturday morning the 16th offers a moment of glassy conditions with the wind going dead calm, just 3 mph from the northeast. But the swell is only 2ft with a 7-second period, and the combined energy is a paltry 29. It’s clean, but you’ll be waiting for something to ride. Not really a standout.

The best bet in the whole 16-day window, and I’m not even sure I’d call it a standout, is the morning of Tuesday the 18th. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the west, with a clean offshore wind from the east at 16 mph. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and the combined energy is 108. That’s the biggest, cleanest combo we see. It’s a small wave, but for a beginner, it’s rideable. The crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have some company.

After that, the rest of the week from the 19th onward is back to tiny, weak surf. The wind cleans up early in the mornings, but the swell is just too small to get excited about. The combined energy drops back into the weak range. There’s a little bump in energy on Tuesday the 25th with a 3ft swell and moderate combined energy of 147, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. It’s a mess.

Honestly, for the next 16 days, there’s no real standout. We’ve got a long gap of poor surf, with only the morning of the 18th offering a clean, 4ft wave. If you’re desperate, that’s your window. Otherwise, keep the board in the car and wait for a better forecast.

Rusty.

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