Surf Forecasts:
Pendower Beach surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, E swell with 43 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pendower Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, Rusty here. Let's be honest from the off, the next fortnight is pretty grim for Pendower Beach. The whole 16-day window looks like a write-off for a decent surf. We’ve got a huge gap of really small, weak swell with just about every session flagged as poor. This run of blank days is just what the area is like when there’s no proper swell in the water, so don’t hold your breath.
For the whole period, from the 10th of August right the way through to the 25th of August, there is not a single standout session. The combined energy of all swells is weak, barely scratching double figures for most of it. We see that number sitting at nine on Monday 10th morning, peaking at a pretty unexciting sixty-six on Monday 24th afternoon, but that one is under cross-onshore winds with a weak, short period swell that won't have any shape. It’s all a bit of a washout.
The water temperature is about average for the time of year.
You’ll see a few windows of clean conditions though, which is a kicker. Thursday 13th has some nice offshore NNW winds with clean lines, but the swell is a paltry 1ft on an 11-second period – no power behind it. Even with a glassy surface on the morning of Tuesday 18th, where the wind is light and glassy, the wave height is a measly 0.3ft on a very long 17 second period. That long period, groundswell energy is wasted on a beach break like this; it’ll break too straight and close out on nothing.
Basically, if you want to get wet, you’re better off with a kite on the beach breaks when the wind picks up, because the wave energy just isn’t there for a paddle. There’s nothing to recommend for a surf this fortnight.
Stay tuned, forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 13 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:54PM4.05m | 4:29AM3.99m | 4:56PM4.35m | 5:27AM4.23m | 5:49PM4.64m | 6:17AM4.43m | 6:36PM4.84m | 7:01AM4.56m | 7:17PM4.93m | 7:41AM4.60m | 7:56PM4.89m | 8:18AM4.55m | 8:34PM4.73m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.89m | 10:47PM0.63m | 11:10AM0.52m | 11:41PM0.22m | 12:01PM0.17m | 00:29AM-0.11m | 12:46PM-0.08m | 1:13AM-0.31m | 1:28PM-0.21m | 1:54AM-0.35m | 2:08PM-0.20m | 2:33AM-0.24m | 2:47PM-0.05m | 3:10AM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | — | W 10 | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | S 11 | W 9 | — | WSW 8 | — | E 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 21 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 6 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 38 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 36 | 31 | 410 | 209 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 62 | 62 | 245 | 423 | 101 | 205 |
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