Surf Forecasts:
Pendower Beach surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period, WSW swell with 24 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 0.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pendower Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey crew, Rusty checkin’ in. We’re looking at a pretty dry spell on the surf front. There’s no real swell to get excited about across the whole 16-day forecast. It’s a quiet period, and we’ve got to call it like it is.
The outlook shows zilch in the way of rideable waves. From Wednesday the 12th through the end of the window on Thursday the 28th of August, every session is rated as poor. The biggest bump we see is a 3 ft swell on the 12th, but it’s coming with a short 4-second interval and a sideshore breeze, making it a total dud. The combined wave energy is weak, mostly in the low to mid double-digits, barely a whisper in the water. The water is feeling warm, about 4°F warmer than the seasonal norm, but that’s about all the excitement we’re gonna get.
We get some clean, offshore winds on the 13th and 14th, but the swell height is barely 1 ft. It’s glassy, but there’s nothing to surf. Even later on, around the 25th, a 2 ft pulse shows up with a 4-second period – that’s not going to break, that’s just going to bump. For the whole stretch, the wave heights hover below 1 ft more often than not.
It’s a blank run, plain and simple. For this area, that’s just how it goes sometimes. Keep the board in the van and the wax in the shade. Things’ll change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | S 12 | WSW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | S 17 |
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 kJ | 25 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 8:55AM4.41m | 9:11PM4.48m | 9:32AM4.20m | 9:50PM4.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 3:24PM0.21m | 3:46AM0.32m | 4:01PM0.55m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 18 | SW 6 | SW 7 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 | E 6 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 17 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | SW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | WSW 7 | W 2 |
| kJ | 25 | 21 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 192 | 26 | 62 | 228 | 30 | 293 | 268 | 36 | 312 | 246 | 424 | 597 | 519 | 164 | 207 | 192 | 192 |
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