Pobbles Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from the home break. Let's be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are lookin' grim for Pobbles Beach. We've got a long dry spell ahead before any real hope shows up.

We’re lookin’ at a tough stretch for the next week or so. Friday the 28th through the 4th of September is pretty much a write-off. The wind is howling from the wrong directions, mostly cross or onshore, and when it's not doing that, the swell is just too weak and short-period to get excited about. The wave energy is mostly weak, with numbers like 143 and 159 (moderate energy at best) on Friday, and it only gets worse. There’s a bit of a bump on Sunday the 30th with 5ft swell from the WSW, but the wind is straight onshore, and the period is a weak 9 seconds. It’s just messy. That Monday the 31st has a big spike in energy to 1845 (very strong) with a 8ft W swell and clean conditions in the morning, but the score is still a low 2 out of 10, meaning the tide or something else is just killing it. Still, that's probably the best of a bad bunch early on, though I'd call it more of a last resort than a standout. The water temp is around average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

After that, we go into a proper flat spell. The 5th, 6th, and 7th are tiny, with waves barely breaking 3ft. It's sad. There is a tiny window on the 6th of September with a 6ft swell and light offshore winds from the north, but the period is a short 6 seconds, so the energy is weak. It’s clean, but you won’t be pulling into anything special.

The real hope, and I mean a glimmer, is on the 9th and 10th of September. We get some size on the 9th – 8ft to 12ft SW swell – but the wind is a nightmare, straight onshore or cross-onshore, and blowin' 18 mph. It's gonna be a messy, lumpy mess, too big for beginners, and only for the hardcore. Then the 10th brings a 10ft W swell but it’s accompanied by near-gale force winds at 34 mph. That’s kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing. The period is 9 seconds, so not a proper groundswell, and the energy is high (1312), but you won’t be able to surf it.

So, to sum it up: there’s no real “go” day in this whole outlook. The 31st of August morning might be the closest thing to a surf, but it's still marginal. The rest is either flat, windy, or too big and blown out. It’s a tough run for Pobbles Beach. Keep an eye on it, because forecasts change, but right now, I'd be finding something else to do for the next two weeks.

- Rusty

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