Pendower Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. I've had a good look at the charts for Pendower Beach, and to be honest, it's a pretty bleak picture for the next couple of weeks.

Right from the start, there’s nothing doing. We’ve got a long gap with no surf worth mentioning. You're looking at a solid stretch of flat, choppy, or just plain poor conditions right through until the very end of the forecast period. There’s a brief tease on Monday, the 21st of September, but even then, the conditions are still labeled as poor. That’s a long, quiet run for this spot.

Pendower Beach is a sheltered little nook, and it needs a specific swell direction to light up. Unfortunately, the predominant energy we're seeing is from the wrong angles, and when we do get a pulse of swell, the winds are often messy. The water temperature is running a touch warmer than normal, sitting around 64°, but that’s not much comfort when there’s no rideable surf.

For the first week, the swell is tiny, the wind is often onshore or cross-shore, and the wave energy readings are in the single or double digits, barely registering a pulse. We see a small bump in energy on the 7th and 8th with some cleaner cross-offshore winds, but the swell height is only 1ft to 2ft, with a period that’s all over the place. It’s just not enough to get excited about. For the second week, the story doesn't change much. A bit of wind here, a sliver of swell there, but nothing that screams "go surfing." The winds are often howling out of the northwest, and while that keeps the surface clean, the swell is simply too small and weak to produce any kind of wave you'd want to paddle for.

There is one date that catches the eye: the afternoon of Monday, the 21st of September. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the southwest with a 12-second period, and the combined energy jumps to a strong 601. That’s a proper pulse of energy. The wind is a moderate cross-offshore breeze from the west, which would make for some clean, lined-up waves. This is the best on offer for the entire 16-day window. But, and this is a big but, it's a long way off and the forecast confidence is low. It’s a promising blip, but treat it with caution. Even then, with 5ft swell and a long 12-second period, it's pushing the limits for beginners at a beach break. More experienced surfers will have the best chance.

If you're desperate for a paddle, you might find a knee-high ripple on the cleaner days, but honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The wind is consistent, and when the swell does show some form, the conditions are often too choppy for a surfboard.

Hang in there, folks. It’s a quiet spell.

- Rusty

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