Surf Forecasts:
Pobbles Beach surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, W swell with 1,548 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pobbles Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Pobbles Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pobbles Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, let's have a look at the forecast for Pobbles Beach. It’s a bit of a tough stretch ahead, to be honest. Most of the time we’re looking at messy, cross-onshore winds blowing into the SW swell, so the quality is going to be pretty average. The water is sitting at a very unusual 68°, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick steamer.
For the first several days, from Saturday the 29th of August right through the following weekend, the outlook is poor. You’ve got fresh breezes and lumpy conditions, or strong cross-shore winds making a chop. The swell does build into the moderate range by Sunday afternoon with combined energy at 373, but the wind is killing it. Monday the 31st of August morning is actually the first hint of something better: a 7ft swell from the WSW and a fresh cross-offshore wind from the NW, which cleans it up. The combined energy is a solid 807, so there’s some push. That’s the best of the first week, but the wind is fresh, so it’s not perfect. Still, it’s the standout for that early period.
After that, it drops off again with poor conditions and smaller swell until we hit a real gem on Monday the 7th of September. Monday morning is looking magic: a clean 5ft WSW groundswell with an 11-second period, and it’s glassy – light NNE wind at just 3 mph. That’s going to be smooth and lined up. The combined energy is a moderate 467, and with that period, you’ll get long, waiting sets. Monday afternoon stays clean with a light offshore from the N. That’s your best window in the whole outlook.
The following days drop back to smaller, weaker surf until Thursday the 10th of September when a big jump hits: 10ft of SW swell, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy, so unless you’re a hardcore equipment tester, it’s not for paddling. The combined energy hits a very strong 1286 to 1437. That said, by Friday the 11th of September afternoon, it cleans right up again: glassy conditions, 4ft of 9-second WSW swell, and a combined energy of 291. That’s another little window of clean, fun-sized waves.
Overall, the standouts are Monday the 7th of September for the glassy, long-period groundswell, and the Friday the 11th of September for the clean afternoon glass. Don’t bother with the rest unless you like lumpy, cross-onshore wind.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 435 | 288 | 398 | 715 | 882 | 577 | 276 | 137 | 125 | 49 | 229 | 637 | 475 | 388 | 514 | 1548 | 1040 | 619 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:03PM8.47m | 8:20AM8.30m | 8:36PM8.58m | 8:54AM8.35m | 9:11PM8.50m | 9:30AM8.21m | 9:48PM8.23m | 10:08AM7.90m | 10:28PM7.78m | 10:51AM7.44m | 11:16PM7.20m | 11:43AM6.88m | 00:16AM6.58m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.34m | 2:22PM0.33m | 2:42AM0.28m | 2:54PM0.34m | 3:14AM0.38m | 3:28PM0.51m | 3:49AM0.66m | 4:06PM0.85m | 4:28AM1.10m | 4:49PM1.33m | 5:16AM1.67m | 5:45PM1.90m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | SW 18 | W 8 | W 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 15 | W 7 |
| kJ | 147 | 435 | 288 | 244 | — | — | 577 | 276 | — | 12 | 11 | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 93 | — | — | 398 | 715 | 882 | — | — | 137 | 125 | 49 | 229 | 637 | 475 | 388 | 514 | 1548 | 1040 | 619 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 44 | 390 | 426 | 44 | 360 | 44 | 42 | 130 | 130 | 155 | 904 | 309 | 367 | 600 | 360 | 360 | 420 | 44 | 81 |
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