Pobbles Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, checking in with a tough one. Looking at the charts for our area, it's going to be a long, quiet stretch. This isn't going to be a classic report, so I'll be straight with you.

We're looking at a pretty barren run coming up. For the next couple of weeks, there’s no real quality surf to get excited about. From now through the end of the period, we’ve got a series of small, weak, and often messy swells. The only spot we have intel for is Pobbles Beach, and it's not offering much.

Where to begin? Well, the pattern is clear: it’s flat or near-flat. The first week is a total write-off. Day after day from the 13th of July through the 25th of July, the swell heights are barely registering, mostly under 1 ft. The wave energy is incredibly low, often in the single digits or low 30s, meaning there’s no power in the water. You’d be floating more than surfing.

What little swell shows up is primarily from the SW or W, and while the period is long on some days (like 18 to 19 seconds), the swell height is so tiny—0.3 ft to 0.7 ft—that those long periods mean nothing. It’s just a long wait for a ripple.

The wind is not our friend either. While we get some clean conditions with light cross-offshore breezes (like the 20th of July's glassy morning), there's essentially no wave to ride. It’s a lot of light cross-shore or cross-offshore conditions that would keep the water clean if there were any swell.

Now, there is a glimmer of slightly better energy around the 25th of July. On the afternoon of the 25th, we see a pulse of swell to 3 ft from the W with a period of 11 seconds and moderate wave energy (149). The wind is cross-shore, so it won't be clean. This is followed by the biggest swell of the outlook on the 26th of July morning, with 3 ft from the W, a period of 10 seconds, and even more energy (184). But get this: the wind is cross-onshore from the SSW at 12 mph. That’s going to mess it up, making for choppy, poor surf. And the water temperature is running a massive 5° warmer than average for this time of year, hitting 68°. That's very unusual, like a summer bath in the middle of July.

Honestly, for any competent surfer looking for a proper wave, the entire 16-day window is a blank. Pobbles Beach is an inconsistent spot anyway, a beginner break that rarely fires. When the swell picks up just a fraction, the wind turns onshore, making it a chop-fest. For a few days around the 25th to 28th, the conditions might actually be more interesting for someone on a kite than with a paddle board given the building swell and strong, cross/onshore wind.

For the absolute best of a bad situation, if you are desperate to get wet, the morning of the 20th of July looks the glassiest with no wind at all... but with only 0.7 ft of swell, you still won’t be surfing.

So that’s the long and short of it. A long stretch of no good surf. Don’t hold your breath; this is a normal blank run for the area. Forecasts change, but for now, give the board a wax and wait.

Rusty.

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