Pendower Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks. Pendower Beach is our only spot in the frame, and honestly, it’s a pretty quiet picture. The whole 16-day window is plagued by tiny surf, and the guidance confirms it’s an inconsistent, sheltered setup. No standouts jump out at all; the combined swell energy never gets near the three-digit mark, so we’re talking weak, weak energy the whole time. The first real bump of any kind doesn’t show until late in the second week.

The water temperature sits at about 66°F for the start of the period, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but nothing crazy.

Right now, Monday the 3rd of August, we’ve got a measly 0.7ft from the WSW with a short 8-second period, cross-on ESE wind at 9 mph, and the combined energy is only 8. It’s poor and choppy. That sets the tone for the next few days. Tuesday the 4th sees a tiny bump to 2ft from the SSW, but 12–19 mph cross-on SW winds keep it choppy and ugly. Wednesday the 5th has cleaner, cross-off winds from the WNW, but the swell is only 2ft dropping to 1ft, with a period of 8 seconds dropping to 5 seconds. Energy is weak (58). The surf is there, but it’s not worth rushing for.

Thursday the 6th offers some clean, offshore NW winds on a 1.0ft, 5-second swell, and Friday the 7th even goes glassy with a 0.3ft, 12-second groundswell, but it’s so small it’s basically flat. The same pattern of tiny, long-period S swells, clean winds, and zero power repeats right through the weekend and into the start of the second week. The 11th of August has a period of zero energy, total flatness.

The first real hint of something happens on Thursday the 13th of August. The morning shows a 2ft, 6-second swell from the E with a moderate offshore NNW wind at 12 mph. The combined energy is 37, still weak, but it’s the cleanest, most surfable-looking window so far. The conditions are moderate offshore and clean. By Friday the 15th of August, the afternoon goes glassy with a 3ft, 7-second swell from the SW, giving a combined energy of 75. That’s the biggest swell of the whole forecast, but it’s still tiny. After that, it drops back into the doldrums of tiny, weak, cross-on chop through the 16th and 17th, ending on the 18th with a glassy, clean 0.7ft.

So, the bottom line: there’s nothing here that qualifies as a standout. The best you’ll get is some clean, glassy conditions on the 15th of August afternoon with that 3ft, but it’s not a swell you’ll tell your mates about. This is a true blank run for Pendower – the inconsistency of the break is living up to its reputation. The only real positive is that most of the choppy days have clean windows nearby, so you might get a few tiny, clean ankle-biters if you’re desperate. Kites might have a look on the windier, choppier days, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a tough stretch.

Rusty.

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