Surf Forecasts:
Pendower Beach surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, WSW swell with 356 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pendower Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Pendower Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pendower Beach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pendower Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a good, hard look at what's coming up for Pendower Beach.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this is looking like a pretty bleak stretch for a paddle. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off for decent surf. We’ve got a huge gap where you’d be better off doing something else. The first sniff of anything even half-interesting doesn’t show up until Saturday the 5th of September, and even then it's a struggle. So, for over a week, from the 24th of August right through to the 5th, there’s next to nothing on the cards. It’s one of those runs that feels normal for this area when it’s not cooperating.
Now, if we look at the one and only standout, it’s that Monday the 7th of September. I know it’s a long way off, and the forecast could wobble, but on paper it looks like the only real chance for a proper session. We’ve got a solid 6ft swell, clean as a whistle with a fresh offshore wind from the NNW. The combined energy is a strong 518, so it’s got some grunt. By the afternoon, it jumps to a proper, powerful 10ft swell with a period of 18 seconds, which is a very long period groundswell. The energy reading of 4642 is massive. This is expert territory for sure – too big for beginners but a real treat for anyone who knows what they're doing. Just a heads up, with that long period, it might be a bit straight at a beach break like Pendower, but with that offshore wind, it could still have some nice lines. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year with the anomaly at 1°. Come Tuesday the 8th, you’ll still have some clean, smaller waves around 3ft from a long-period swell (14 seconds), but the quality drops off.
Honestly, apart from that one big day, it’s a pretty quiet ocean. There are a few clean afternoons and mornings with a moderate to fresh cross-offshore wind, like the 28th of August and the 31st of August, but the swell is just too weak and short-period to do much with. You might find a little knee-high wave on the 5th, but the conditions are “very ordinary”. For all the other days, it’s just poor surf conditions.
Look, if that big Monday doesn’t line up, it's a blank run. Let’s hope the forecast firms up for that one.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 5 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 252 | 113 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 77 | 97 | 70 | 99 | 65 | 21 | 23 | 87 | 72 | 47 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:14AM3.47m | 4:38PM3.78m | 5:02AM3.73m | 5:21PM4.07m | 5:41AM3.98m | 5:56PM4.34m | 6:14AM4.21m | 6:27PM4.56m | 6:44AM4.40m | 6:56PM4.72m | 7:13AM4.53m | 7:25PM4.79m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM1.40m | 10:50AM1.26m | 11:16PM1.04m | 11:29AM0.91m | 11:53PM0.68m | 12:04PM0.58m | 00:26AM0.36m | 12:38PM0.30m | 1:00AM0.10m | 1:12PM0.09m | 1:33AM-0.08m | 1:47PM-0.03m | 2:08AM-0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 97 | 70 | — | 2 | 21 | 23 | 87 | 72 | 47 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | SSW 8 | SE 5 | — | S 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 21 | 1 | — | 2 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | S 13 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 286 | 252 | 113 | 51 | — | — | 6 | 15 | 29 | 77 | — | 3 | 99 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 179 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 182 | 182 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 192 | 394 | 37 | 192 | 14 | 516 | 516 | 519 |
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