Pobbles Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a chat about what's coming our way for Pobbles Beach.

Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day window, I've gotta be straight with you – it's a pretty flat and bleak outlook. We're looking at a long stretch of tiny, messy waves and not a single recommendation to get excited about. The first bit of real hope doesn't show up until the afternoon of Wednesday, August 18th, and even that's a bit of a stretch.

Let's start at the beginning. August 4th through to pretty much the whole first week is a write-off. We start with a 4ft to 4ft SW swell, but the wind is a nasty cross-onshore at 16 mph, making it choppy and poor. The swell is short period (6-7 seconds), so it's weak and junky. The combined energy is barely moderate at best, hitting 151 (moderate wave energy) on Tuesday morning before dropping right off.

August 5th gives us a bit more size, up to 5ft from the WSW, and the energy bumps up to 261 (moderate wave energy), but it's a fresh cross-shore wind at 19 mph. That's lumpy, cross-chop conditions – not surfable in any quality way. By August 6th, it starts to clean up with a lighter WNW cross-offshore breeze on the morning of the 6th, but the swell has already dropped to a weak 4ft. August 7th and 8th are downright tiny, with glassy mornings on the 7th but wave heights barely reaching 2ft. The energy is in the single digits (25), just pathetic.

There's a massive gap of nothingness from around the 7th to the 13th. We get a few little bumps – like August 9th sees a 3ft SW swell with a 7-second period and 77 energy, but the wind is cross-shore. Then a 0.7ft day on August 11th. It's not until Thursday morning, August 13th, that we see the energy crawl back up to 112 (moderate wave energy) with a 3ft WSW swell, but the wind is still a cross-shore breeze. The whole period is just “poor surf conditions” – the data says it all.

Now, the one standout in this bleak run is the afternoon of August 18th. A 6ft WSW swell pushes in with a combined energy of 268 (moderate wave energy). That's the biggest swell of the entire forecast. But here's the catch – it's getting hammered by a fresh cross-shore wind at 19 mph, making it lumpy and chopped. It's a bit too big for beginners, but that's the closest we get to something with a bit of push. The morning before, on the 18th, had a cleaner look with a WNW cross-offshore breeze at 9 mph for 4ft waves, but that energy was lower at 140.

Honestly, for the whole period, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The winds are consistently strong and side-shore, and the swell is short-period and weak. Don't get your hopes up. This is one of those blank runs that's more normal for the area – it's just how it goes sometimes. Forecasts can change, but right now, I'd say leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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