Pendower Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s talk about Pendower Beach. Straight up, we’ve got a quiet run ahead. The finder’s showing no good surf options across the full 16-day window, and looking at the guidance, it tells the same story—this stretch is going to be a flat spell. Every session comes back with poor surf conditions and a score of zero, so don’t be expecting any waves worth paddling for. It’s one of those periods where you’re better off leaving the boards in the truck and enjoying the view.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there, but that won’t help you.

The first few days through to the end of August and into early September see tiny, weak swell—1 ft to 3 ft—with short periods mostly under 8 seconds and combined swell energy all under 150 (low to moderate energy). Winds are mostly cross or cross-off, but they’re fresh and lumpy, so the surface is messy. There’s a brief window on Monday morning, 31 August, with a 2 ft, 11-second groundswell from the WSW and a cross-off breeze that’s clean, but the size is too small to get excited about—energy’s only 110.

Into the first week of September, we’ve got a real flat spell from the 1st to the 3rd, with swell barely reaching 1 ft and periods dipping to 4-6 seconds—just wind chop. The 4th and 5th offer a bit of a tease: clean conditions with a moderate offshore on the 5th, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft to 2 ft, and energy is in the low teens to low 30s. Nothing to ride.

Then comes a big gap from the 6th through the 7th—still tiny, with cross-onshore breeze and choppy surface. On the 8th of September (Tuesday), a big 12 ft swell from the WSW rolls in with a 10-second period and a massive combined energy of 3228 (very strong wave energy), but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore, making it lumpy and poor. That size is only for experts anyway, and with the onshore wind, it’s a write-off.

After that, from the 9th to the 14th, it’s back to tiny or flat, with the odd clean session but nothing over 2 ft. On the 13th, there’s a 2 ft, 11-second groundswell from the SW, but the wind is a moderate cross-shore with chop—energy’s 174, but it’s not enough to save it.

In short, no standouts here. The swell is too small, too short-period, or too wind-affected across the board. If you’re a kite surfer, the bigger wind days on the 8th might catch your eye, but for paddle surfing, it’s a dry spell. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a blank run.

Rusty.

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