Surf Forecasts:
Westward Ho surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period, W swell with 942 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Westward Ho in the next 16 days are 2.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Westward Ho over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got lined up for Westward Ho over the next couple of weeks.
Right then, the honest truth is we're looking at a pretty grim run for the foreseeable future. The whole 16-day window is plagued by cross-onshore winds and messy conditions, with only a couple of very marginal windows where the surf is clean but tiny. The water temperature is running a very unusual 66°F, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year, so you might get away with a thinner wetsuit, but the surf quality just isn't there to make the most of it. For Westward Ho, this is a long, blank stretch where it’s not worth getting the hopes up. There’s no standout session in the whole forecast.
Starting off now through to the end of August and into early September, it's a tale of woe. Sunday the 30th through to Thursday the 4th is all cross-onshore winds, with moderate to fresh breezes making it choppy and lumpy. Swell bumps up to 8ft on Monday morning but it's crossed up with a period of 10 seconds and the wind is a fresh cross-on – that’s just ugly. The energy is strong, with a reading of 943, but without the right wind it’s a write-off. Thursday the 4th sees some onshore wind with 8ft of swell, but again the wind is blowing straight on at 22 mph, making it a real mess for paddle surfing; that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing.
We finally get a break from the onshore wind on the 6th of September, with a light offshore flow on Sunday morning, but at that point the swell has dropped to just 2ft with a weak 43 reading of energy and a short 6-second period. It's clean, but there's nothing to ride. That clean spell continues into the middle of the month, but the swell gets even smaller. From the 9th to the 14th of September, we have clean, offshore winds on a few mornings, but the swell is barely a ripple, ranging from 1ft to 3ft. The best of it is a 'clean' morning on Saturday the 13th with a 2ft swell from the west, a 10-second period, and a moderate offshore breeze at 16 mph. The energy is weak (92) though, so it’s surfable but very ordinary.
The only other tiny glimmer is Tuesday the 8th of September morning, where the forecast is called "marginal" with a 5ft swell and a clean cross-shore wind, but it's a one-off and the consistency won't be there. For now, it’s best to leave the board in the car and wait for the next system to do the right thing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 370 | 777 | 918 | 641 | 354 | 155 | 97 | 82 | 187 | 385 | 333 | 275 | 253 | 302 | 524 | 298 | 396 | 102 | 156 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:24PM8.62m | 8:42AM8.39m | 8:59PM8.54m | 9:18AM8.25m | 9:36PM8.27m | 9:56AM7.94m | 10:17PM7.82m | 10:39AM7.48m | 11:04PM7.24m | 11:31AM6.92m | 00:04AM6.62m | 12:40PM6.41m | 1:26AM6.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.30m | 2:27AM0.25m | 2:39PM0.31m | 2:59AM0.35m | 3:13PM0.48m | 3:33AM0.64m | 3:50PM0.83m | 4:13AM1.09m | 4:34PM1.32m | 5:00AM1.66m | 5:30PM1.90m | 6:05AM2.25m | 6:51PM2.40m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 16 | — | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 270 | — | — | — | 641 | 354 | 155 | 97 | 82 | 5 | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 94 | 396 | 48 | 156 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 102 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 370 | 777 | 918 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 187 | 385 | 333 | 275 | 253 | 302 | 524 | 298 | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 464 | 81 | 302 | 78 | 10 | 55 | 128 | 45 | 469 | 254 | 265 | 277 | 79 | 80 | 56 | 75 | 76 | 55 | 128 | 0 |
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