Pobbles Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for Pobbles Beach. We've got a stretch of poor conditions that's going to stretch on for a while. Honestly, for the first stretch of this forecast, there's just nothing worth paddling out for.

The pattern starts out with some onshore and cross-onshore winds, with waves in the 4 ft range, but it's messy and chopped up. The combined energy of all swells is around 244, so there's a bit of push, but the wind is just ruining it. The water's also warm, about 65°F and that's a notable 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit.

Tuesday the 15th picks up a little with 6 ft, but it's a short period 7-second swell with a fresh cross-offshore wind. It's clean, but the swell is jumbled and short-period, which makes for poor shape. The energy is reading 274, so there's some power, but it's not translating into anything rideable.

Wednesday the 16th, we get a slight drop to 3 ft in the morning with a better 10-second period and still clean, but the score is marginal. The combined energy is up to 303, but it's just not enough to make it worth it. Thursday the 17th sees a bump back up to 6 ft, but again with that short 7-second period, and a cross-offshore wind keeping it clean, but the quality is just plain poor.

From the 18th through the 22nd, it's a mess. We're looking at cross and cross-on winds, waves in the 5 ft range with short periods, and the energy stays moderate, but it's all lumpy and choppy. There's a brief window on the 22nd where the wind drops to 3 mph, but the swell is tiny and the period is all over the place.

Then we hit a big gap. From around the 23rd through the end of the period, there's just nothing. The swell drops off to under 3 ft, and the energy readings fall below 100, which is weak. It's flat, and the waves that do show up are poor quality. Even on Sunday the 27th, when it goes glassy with 2 ft, the period is a jumbled 7 seconds, and there's just no push. There's a trace of a long period 14-second swell on the 24th, but it's tiny and not doing anything for us.

So, bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. Pobbles Beach is inconsistent at the best of times, and this forecast is a blank run. It's a stretch of nothing, which is more normal for the area. I'd say keep the board in the car, but don't get too down—forecasts can change, and it's not usually this poor for this long.

Rusty

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