Pobbles Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here.

First up, it’s looking pretty grim for Pobbles Beach. The whole 16-day window is a real struggle. We’ve got a long, frustrating start where there’s just nothing worth paddling out for. From Thursday morning all the way through to late Sunday, it’s a mess of rain, t-storms, and poor surf conditions. The waves are tiny, blown out, or both, with hardly any energy to speak of. You’ll see combined swell energy values mostly under 100 or barely scratching 200 (like 21 and 140), and that’s just not enough to get excited about. The water temperature is 68°, which is 7° warmer than usual for this time of year — that’s very unusual, so you might be sweating in your wetsuit, but the waves won’t make it worth it.

Finally, on Monday the 31st of August morning, things start to look a little more interesting. There’s a bit of a clean window with a 7ft swell coming out of the W, with a cross-off breeze from the WNW. The combined energy jumps right up to 1928 — that’s some serious power in the water. That period's 10 seconds, so it's got some shape to it. But the tide or something else is off, and it’s only rated as marginal, so don’t expect perfection. By the afternoon it’s already turning lumpy again.

The next real standout doesn’t come until Saturday the 5th of September morning. That’s a full week away. This looks like the best of the entire run. Clean conditions with light WNW winds and a solid 10ft swell from the WSW. Combined energy is 927 — strong, punchy stuff. The wind is light and cross-off, so you’re looking at glassy faces and proper waves. That’s borderline expert territory at that size, but it’s the only day that truly delivers. The rest of that day still chunky but messier in the afternoon.

In between there are a couple of mornings with clean conditions but tiny surf — like Wednesday the 2nd and Tuesday the 8th — but you’d be struggling to get a ride. Not worth the paddle.

Overall, this is a bleak outlook for Pobbles Beach. There’s a long gap of rough, small, or blown-out conditions early on, and only two real highlights to circle. The Monday the 31st morning session is promising but questionable, and Saturday the 5th of September morning is the one to aim for if you’re an experienced surfer. If you’re a beginner, stay away when it’s over 5ft. Honestly, for most of this period, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddling.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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