Pendower Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s talk about Pendower Beach. I’ve gotta be straight with you – this forecast window is a tough one. There’s not a single true standout session across the whole sixteen days. It’s a long, flat, and choppy run for the most part, and I’m not seeing anything that gets the heart racing.

The water temp is sitting at about 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but you’re not going to be worrying about that because you won’t be paddling out much.

Starting off, the first few days from Tuesday the 25th of August through the end of the month are a write-off. You’ve got tiny swell, mostly under 3 ft, with cross-onshore winds and a messy chop. The combined swell energy is weak, barely scraping 72 (weak wave energy) on the Tuesday. It’s poor surf. There’s a slight flicker of hope on the 31st, Monday morning and afternoon, when the wind goes cross-offshore and the conditions turn clean. But the swell is only 2 ft from the SSW – it’s small and clean, but not really worth the drive unless you’re jonesing for a log. It’s a small, tidy wave at best.

Then we hit a gap. From the 1st of September right through to the 7th of September, there is very little to recommend. The swell is tiny, periods are short, and most days have a fresh breeze ruining any chance of a clean face. There’s a moment on the 5th with a fresh offshore from the NNW, but the swell is a pitiful 1.0 ft. It’s a blank run.

The only period that starts to look slightly more interesting is around the 7th of September into the 8th. On Monday the 7th, the swell bumps up a little, with 4 ft from the SSW, but it’s got a fresh cross-onshore wind making it lumpy, and the swell period is a short 5 seconds. That’s not a wave you want to paddle out into. The energy does hit 183 (moderate wave energy) that afternoon, but it’s messy and cross-shore.

Tuesday the 8th of September offers the best of a bad bunch. Mornings and afterons see a clean, cross-offshore wind and a small 3 ft to 3 ft swell from the SW. The combined energy is low, under 61 (weak wave energy), but the conditions are clean. It’s tiny, clean, and uncrowded – a true small-wave day for a longboard.

The very end of the forecast, on Wednesday the 9th of September, sees a 2 ft swell from the WSW with a longer period of 9–10 seconds and moderate cross-shore wind. The energy jumps to 122 (moderate wave energy), which is the most we see, but the wind isn’t ideal.

So, what’s the call? There are no standouts here. The best of it is the 31st of August and the 8th of September. If you’ve got a log and you just need to get wet, those mornings with clean conditions and a tiny swell are your only real options. But honestly, for anyone looking for a proper surf, this stretch is a non-starter.

Rusty.

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