Surf Forecasts:
Pendower Beach surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period, SW swell with 35 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pendower Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Pendower Beach in the next 16 days are 0.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pendower Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, let's get real about what we're looking at for the next couple of weeks. I'm Rusty, and I've been staring at the charts for this stretch, and I gotta be straight with you – it's looking pretty grim. We've got a real long dry spell on our hands.
There's basically no swell to speak of for the entire 16-day window. We are looking at a big fat zero for any kind of decent surf. The water is sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only highlight.
For the next week and a half, we're seeing tiny waves, mostly under 2 feet, with a lot of cross-shore wind messing things up. A couple of mornings look clean, like on Wednesday the 16th with a light offshore from the NW, but with a weak 1.0 foot swell from the WSW, it's barely a ripple. Then on Sunday the 20th we get a brief window of glassy conditions with the wind swinging light W, but again, the swell is a measly 0.7 feet. It's just not enough to push a surfer around.
Even as we get into the second week, things don't improve. The swell direction shifts, but the size stays tiny and the winds turn onshore from the East, making it choppy and lumpy. The combined swell energy never gets beyond a weak 73 on the 25th of September, which is just not enough to break the surface properly.
Look, I know it's hard to hear, but this is a flat spell. There is not one single standout session in this entire 16-day forecast. We've got nothing to get excited about, and it's going to be a long wait. Sometimes this place just goes quiet, and this is one of those times. Keep the board in the car, but don't hold your breath.
Stay tuned, things can always change.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | W 3 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 40 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24PM4.84m | 7:42AM4.66m | 7:58PM4.69m | 8:14AM4.52m | 8:31PM4.44m | 8:47AM4.31m | 9:05PM4.13m | 9:23AM4.02m | 9:43PM3.79m | 10:04AM3.70m | 10:32PM3.44m | 11:04AM3.38m | 11:51PM3.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM-0.19m | 2:03AM-0.18m | 2:19PM-0.05m | 2:37AM0.06m | 2:53PM0.20m | 3:10AM0.37m | 3:27PM0.51m | 3:42AM0.73m | 4:01PM0.87m | 4:16AM1.09m | 4:38PM1.24m | 4:56AM1.45m | 5:26PM1.59m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | S 12 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | W 10 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | W 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 6 | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 15 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 9 | SSW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 40 | 5 | — | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 207 | 207 | 82 | 39 | 192 | 192 | 534 | 268 | 268 | 215 | 192 | 215 | 215 | 188 | 38 |
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