Tenby (South Beach) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s in store for Tenby (South Beach) over the next few weeks.

Honestly, mate, for the most part, it’s flat and grumpy out there. The first two weeks are pretty much a write-off for any real surf. We’ve got a long stretch from Sunday the 12th right through to the middle of the look-ahead window where the wave energy is just pitiful – we’re talking combined energy values mostly in the teens and twenties, with a few weak blips in the 100s but they’re paired with junk wind. The swell is tiny, often under 2 feet, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, leaving it choppy and messy. There’s a fleeting moment of glass on the afternoon of Tuesday the 14th, but the swell is only 0.7 feet, so it’s more of a flat spell than anything rideable. Crowds are possible here, but with conditions this poor, you’ll likely have the place to yourself.

The one real standout, and the only time I’d bother getting the board wet, comes right at the end. On Monday the 27th of July, things finally wake up. The morning will see a clean 6 feet swell rolling in from the WSW, with a cross-offshore breeze creating clean conditions. The combined energy jumps to 433, which is a solid, moderate pulse of power. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s a shorter-period swell, meaning it’ll be a bit more abrupt and less lined up than a groundswell, but it’s still a proper wave by Tenby standards. For a beginner-friendly spot like this, waves over 5 feet might feel a bit much for total novices, but for anyone with a bit of time in the water, this is the session to aim for. The optimum swell direction is SW, and this is coming from the WSW, which is close enough to work well here. The wind is a light 6 mph from the WNW, keeping it clean. Mark your calendar for that one.

The water temperature anomaly is about average for the time of year, so nothing unusual there.

So, to sum it up: a long, flat start with barely a ripple, then a promising but short-lived window of clean, fun-sized waves right at the end of the outlook. Keep an eye on that Monday the 27th.

Rusty.

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