Pendower Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for the next couple of weeks around here.

Well, to be straight with you, it’s looking pretty sad for us. We’ve got a full 16 days on the books, but the surf is barely a whisper. I can’t even call it a surf forecast right now – it’s more like a flat spell report. You’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, gutless waves and mostly onshore or cross-off winds that don’t do us any favours.

Let’s start at Pendower Beach. Right now, Saturday afternoon the 25th of July, we’ve got a tiny 0.3ft SW swell dribbling in with a fresh cross-off breeze. The water temp is sitting at 67°, which is a massive 5° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, almost like bathwater, but it doesn’t make up for the lack of waves. The combined energy is weak at just 8, so it’s not even worth paddling out for. It’s poor, and it stays poor.

Sunday morning the 26th sees a 1ft SW swell, but the period is a shocking 4 seconds – that’s windswell junk. The wind goes offshore, which is a nice touch, but on waves that small it just doesn’t matter. The energy is still nothing. That trend runs right through Monday and Tuesday with little bumps of 0.7ft to 1ft, and the wind keeps shifting between cross-off and light cross-onshore. Midweek, Wednesday the 29th stays flat with a 13-second period on a 0.3ft S swell – that’s a long-period groundswell but the height is so tiny it won’t break. Combined energy is just 5.

Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st: more of the same, flat as a pancake. Friday morning actually goes glassy with zero wind, but we’ve only got 0.3ft of swell that’s coming from a 4-second period – it’s dead. That’s 7 days of barely a ripple.

Into the first week of August, Saturday the 1st gives us a 2ft SW swell with a cross-onshore breeze and energy climbing up to 15. That’s still poor. Sunday the 2nd looks like the most interesting blip: 1ft WSW swell with a 9-second period and a moderate offshore wind – clean conditions, and the combined energy bumps up to 41, which is still weak, but it’s the best we get. That’s your standout window if you’re desperate for a longboard session, but it’s nothing to write home about.

From Monday the 3rd of August onwards, it drops right back to 0.3ft and 2ft junk, with periods varying from 7 to 13 seconds. The energy stays in the single digits or low 20s. Even by the 9th of August, the last day in the window, the swell disappears completely – the Sunday afternoon even shows no swell height at all and zero energy. A 16-day gap with no real surf. That’s a long, dry spell.

Look, this is a really quiet run. For a spot that’s already inconsistent and sheltered, a run like this is more normal than we’d like. There’s no standout break – Pendower Beach is the only game in town, and it’s not playing. If the wind keeps blowing next week, the setup might actually look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, because at least you can use a cross-shore breeze on flat water. But for us wave riders, it’s a waiting game. Forecasts can change, and it doesn’t usually stay this poor forever.

Stay patient.
Rusty

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