Westward Ho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a proper look at the outlook for Westward Ho!.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a quiet run ahead for most of the next fortnight. We’ve got a long, long dry spell of tiny, messy conditions before anything worth getting wet for shows up. The first real glimmer of hope is a good way off.

We start on Tuesday the 11th with nothing doing – knee-high dribble at best, with a weak 1.0 ft from the west and a period of only 8 seconds. Combined energy is just 21 – that’s barely a ripple. The wind is cross-off, which keeps it clean, but there’s simply no power.

Wednesday the 12th sees a slight bump to 2 ft, with a better 10-second period and a morning offshore breeze from the east. That’s the cleanest window early on, and the energy pushes up to 98. The problem? It’s still tiny, weak, and the afternoon turns cross-on and messy. Not one to get excited about.

From Thursday the 13th right through to Thursday the 20th, it’s a brutal stretch. Swell hovers around 2 ft to 4 ft but the wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore – mostly from the west or north-west. It’s choppy, bumpy, and the surf quality scores are all zeros. The combined energy tops out at a moderate 227 on Thursday morning, but it’s completely blown out by a 15 mph onshore wind. Not worth the paddle.

Then, finally, we get a pulse. On Friday the 21st of August, the morning brings a jump to 6 ft from the west with a short 7-second period. Now, that’s not ideal for a beach break – it’ll be a bit walled-up and closey – but the energy jumps to a solid 301, and the wind is a glassy light southeasterly, making it cross-off and clean. This is the standout of the whole outlook. It’s still a bit punchy and a touch big for beginners at that size, but for the experienced crew, it’s the only real chance for a wave with some push.

The afternoon of the 21st stays big at 7 ft, but the wind swings cross-on and the energy hits 449. Surfable, but marginal, and that’s a lot of water moving around.

After that, it fades fast. Saturday the 22nd brings onshore wind and the waves get sloppy, dropping through the final days into nothing but tiny, wind-affected dribble. The last week of August is a write-off – strong onshores, rain showers, and energy below 40.

So here’s the bottom line: the only true standout is Friday the 21st of August, first light. Clean, solid waves in the chest-to-head-high range, but expect a short period and a bit of a wall. If you can wait, that’s the one. Everything before that is a game of waiting for a puff of wind that never comes right.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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