Surf Forecasts:
Pobbles Beach surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period, W swell with 663 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s 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 (Sep 09) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. 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 2.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pobbles Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, pull up a chair. Rusty here, and I've got to be straight with you—this stretch at Pobbles Beach is a total bust.
We’re looking at a long, barren run. The first faint heartbeat of surf doesn't show until Friday, September 11th. Everything before that is a washout. The wind is howling onshore or straight onshore for days, with the swell all chopped up and weak. Save your energy.
That one tiny highlight is Friday morning the 11th. The wind is a light cross-off from the NNW, so it'll be clean as a whistle. There's a 5ft swell from the WSW, about 9 seconds apart, giving it a bit of shape. The combined energy is still only moderate (314), though. It's an inconsistent spot for beginners, don't get your hopes up for barrels. The water temp is a weird 67°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s very strange. By the afternoon, it drops off and gets choppy again.
After that, it’s a total desert. Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th get smashed by strong SW winds making everything lumpy and horrible. From the 14th onward, the swell collapses to tiny, knee-high slop. The 16th gives us a tiny clean window with a moderate offshore NNW wind, but the waves are practically flat. The 19th and 20th show some super long-period groundswell (16 seconds), but it’s a piddly 0.3ft to 1ft. That's just ocean movement, no rideable waves. The energy levels are incredibly low.
Pobbles is always an inconsistent break, but this is a classic blank period for this area. Don't bother with the surfboard. If the swell bumps up to 7ft on the 12th with that fresh cross-onshore wind, the kiteboarders might have a look, but for a paddle surfer, there is absolutely nothing to chase.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 190 | 116 | 49 | 32 | 293 | 474 | 314 | 180 | 96 | 125 | 342 | 359 | 176 | 173 | 116 | 80 | 79 | 35 | 104 | 163 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56PM7.89m | 6:21AM7.90m | 6:40PM8.44m | 7:02AM8.34m | 7:20PM8.77m | 7:40AM8.58m | 7:57PM8.86m | 8:16AM8.60m | 8:33PM8.72m | 8:50AM8.41m | 9:07PM8.36m | 9:23AM8.05m | 9:41PM7.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM1.20m | 00:15AM0.74m | 12:31PM0.65m | 00:56AM0.29m | 1:10PM0.27m | 1:33AM0.05m | 1:46PM0.09m | 2:07AM0.02m | 2:20PM0.12m | 2:39AM0.20m | 2:53PM0.34m | 3:10AM0.55m | 3:25PM0.72m | 3:41AM1.03m | |||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 15 | — | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 190 | 116 | 49 | 22 | 2 | 474 | 314 | 180 | 96 | 4 | — | 246 | 176 | 173 | 116 | 80 | 79 | 35 | 23 | 163 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | S 12 | — | W 11 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 19 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 32 | — | 32 | 293 | — | — | — | — | 125 | 342 | 359 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 104 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 19 | 280 | 292 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 145 | 282 | 321 | 135 | 367 | 4 | 15 | 130 | 94 | 4 | 57 | 4 |
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