Surf Forecasts:
Pobbles Beach surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WSW swell with 184 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pobbles Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Pobbles Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pobbles Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pobbles Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here, and I gotta tell ya, it’s a rough stretch for Pobbles Beach.
We kick off with a weak, short-period swell out of the southwest at 1ft on Sunday afternoon, but a 20 km/h cross wind has it all chopped up, so don’t bother. The water’s sitting at 68°, which is a wild 7° warmer than usual for this time of year – strange, but it don’t help the surf.
Look, the best shot we get is Wednesday morning the 12th. The wind goes glassy, and the swell picks up to 2ft from the WSW. The combined energy is still weak (97), but with clean conditions a beginner could have a go. Thursday morning the 13th is your real window, though: a 3ft groundswell from the WSW with a 10-second period, glassy conditions, and combined energy hitting 158 – about as good as it gets in this run. Still, it’s nothing special.
After that, it’s all downhill. Tiny waves, bad winds, and poor conditions dominate. There’s a bump on Tuesday the 18th with 4ft from the WSW and energy of 167, but the cross wind at 20 km/h kills it. The 20th of August has a glassy morning with 3ft waves, but the period is a short 6 seconds, so it’s weak and mushy.
Bottom line: there’s no real surf to chase here for the next 16 days. If you’re aching for a paddle, the Thursday 13th morning is your only half-decent option, and even that’s a stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 5 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 78 | 96 | 116 | 158 | 133 | 125 | 84 | 96 | 68 | 44 | 29 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:38AM6.79m | 5:10PM7.20m | 5:42AM7.35m | 6:08PM7.85m | 6:35AM7.89m | 6:57PM8.42m | 7:21AM8.31m | 7:41PM8.80m | 8:04AM8.54m | 8:23PM8.94m | 8:44AM8.55m | 9:02PM8.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM1.94m | 10:54AM1.77m | 11:30PM1.39m | 11:55AM1.22m | 00:26AM0.80m | 12:45PM0.69m | 1:13AM0.33m | 1:30PM0.31m | 1:56AM0.05m | 2:10PM0.12m | 2:35AM0.00m | 2:49PM0.14m | 3:12AM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 78 | 96 | 116 | 158 | 133 | 125 | 84 | 96 | 68 | 44 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 9 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 13 | SW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | W 2 | W 4 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 16 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 359 | 186 | 186 | 131 | 407 | 309 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 4 | 312 | 6 | 388 | 412 | 361 |
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