Surf Forecasts:
Pobbles Beach surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period, WSW swell with 890 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pobbles Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pobbles Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your wettie. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Pobbles Beach. Let me tell you, it’s a bit of a waiting game for the next couple of weeks.
The long story short is that we've got a whole lot of onshore slop and not much that’s going to get the heart rate up. For the first stretch, from now through the 6th, it’s pretty grim. The swell is weak and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, making for choppy, lumpy conditions. You’ll see some waves on the 2nd and 3rd (5ft to 7ft), but the fresh cross-onshore wind is going to chop it all up. That’s a kite-surfing kind of day, not a paddle-surfing one. We are in a stretch of about 7 days with nothing worth getting out of bed for.
Then around the 7th, we start to see some life. A longer period SSW groundswell rolls in, pushing the energy up. It’s still not the best with a cross-onshore breeze, but you can feel the ocean waking up.
There’s a proper standout window on the 8th and 9th. It gets a bit big for Pobbles, with the swell hitting around 5ft, but the magic happens with the wind. It swings to the WNW, giving us a clean cross-offshore flow. On the 8th (Tuesday) the wind is strong, but by the morning of Wednesday the 9th, we’re looking at a clean 5ft with a 9-second period. This is the call I’d make for the whole run – a proper window before the wind turns bad again in the afternoon. The swell direction is WSW, which is a touch more southerly than the ideal, but the clean conditions make up for it. This is a Pobbles Beach (Gower) special.
Another interesting stint shows up on the 14th and 15th, but it’s further out. There’s decent size and energy, but the wind is a cross-shore E/SE flow, which will keep it from being great. The 15th (Tuesday) has light winds but it’s cross-onshore, so it’s just a bit messy. It’s promising, but those long-range calls are always a bit less certain. And remember, the 13th and 14th are looking like a different beast altogether, with a strong easterly wind, so don't bother.
So, my final call for this run is the morning of Wednesday the 9th. The 5ft WSW swell, light WNW cross-offshore wind and you have the best chance of a clean, lined-up wave at Pobbles. It’s not big, but it’s clean. Get on it.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 363 | 369 | 214 | 294 | 351 | 398 | 302 | 145 | 92 | 69 | 65 | 40 | 36 | 75 | 458 | 890 | 291 | 341 | 235 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:08AM7.90m | 10:28PM7.78m | 10:51AM7.44m | 11:16PM7.20m | 11:43AM6.88m | 00:16AM6.58m | 12:52PM6.37m | 1:38AM6.14m | 2:24PM6.19m | 3:16AM6.18m | 3:56PM6.54m | 4:36AM6.67m | 5:04PM7.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.85m | 4:28AM1.10m | 4:49PM1.33m | 5:16AM1.67m | 5:45PM1.90m | 6:20AM2.24m | 7:06PM2.39m | 7:55AM2.58m | 8:54PM2.45m | 9:38AM2.39m | 10:25PM1.99m | 10:53AM1.83m | 11:27PM1.35m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 16 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | — | 398 | 8 | 37 | 92 | 7 | 65 | 40 | 36 | 75 | 458 | — | 266 | 341 | 235 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 51 | — | — | 198 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 8 | W 7 | — | WSW 7 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SW 4 | WSW 12 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 363 | 369 | 214 | 294 | 351 | — | 302 | 145 | — | 69 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 890 | 291 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 321 | 145 | 130 | 309 | 169 | 42 | 340 | 42 | 0 | 152 | 7 | 99 | 13 | 94 | 3 | 184 | 138 | 143 | 215 | 19 |
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