Pendower Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checkin' in with the local surf outlook.

Right, let's be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead for Pendower Beach. We've got a long, dry spell on the cards. The first proper chance of anything remotely rideable doesn't roll around until Thursday, the 16th of July, and even then it's a bit of a scrappy affair. Before that, we're lookin' at nearly a week of flat to tiny, choppy slop that's not worth paddling out for. The wind's been a menace, either howlin' onshore or just messin' up what little swell there is. For the beginner crew, anything over about 5 feet is a no-go, and we do see that in the middle of the run, but the wind's so bad it doesn't matter anyway. The combined wave energy is real low, with the numbers barely breakin' 20. It's a hard stretch, but that's how it goes sometimes.

Now, let's get into what little we've got. The first glimmer comes Thursday morning, the 16th. We've got a 6 ft east swell creepin' in, period of 7 seconds, with a north-northeast cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy jumps up to (315), which is modest but a hell of a lot better than nothin'. It'll be clean, but the swell direction is east, which isn't the ideal south-southwest direction this sheltered spot wants. Still, it's the best lookin' of a bad bunch. By Thursday afternoon, the wind swings hard to a fresh north-northwest offshore, but the swell drops to a weak 4 ft from the east-southeast and the energy plummets to (59). The waves'll hold up for the keen ones but it won't be special.

After that, Friday the 17th sees a tiny 1 ft south-southwest groundswell with a really long 13-second period in the afternoon, but the energy is a measly (20). It'll be offshore and glassy, but there's just no power. That's the trend for the rest of the run – little dribbles of south-southwest swell with clean conditions but zero grunt. From Saturday the 18th all the way through to the end of the forecast period, we’re talkin’ ankle-snappers of 1 ft or less. The combined energy is barely registerin', creepin’ between 2 and 11. There's even a 19-second period groundswell on Sunday the 19th, but it's a whisper at 0.3 ft. The wind's clean, but you could count the waves on one hand.

Honestly, the standout – if you could even call it that – is Thursday morning, the 16th. It's not gonna be epic, but with a clean cross-offshore breeze and the only real swell of the period, it's your best shot for a little slide. Don't expect perfection, but a couple of lines might just pop through. After that, it’s a waiting game.

Keep your stick handy, but you might be better off waxin' up the longboard for the tiny stuff or just waitin' for the next system.

- Rusty

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