Surf Forecasts:
Wembury surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, W swell with 957 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wembury this week:
The surf forecast for Wembury over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wembury in the next 16 days are 1.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wembury over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let's take a look at what we've got lined up. To be brutally honest, it's a bit of a slow period for the Devon coast around here. The forecast is littered with poor surf conditions and "score out of 10" entries of zero, so I wouldn't be rushing to wax the board just yet. The upside is there's a tiny window that could be special, but you'll need to be patient.
First things first, don't bother with Sunday the 6th. It's a dead loss – a tiny 0.3m cross-onshore mess from the SE, making Wembury completely unsurfable. A rough start.
Now, the one true standout appears on Monday the 7th of September. Monday morning is your golden ticket. Wembury will see a clean 1.0ft of groundswell from the WSW, with a very long period of 14 seconds. The wind will be a clean cross-off from the WNW, which means glassy, peeling lines. The combined swell energy is 685 – moderate, but full of punch. This is real point-break quality. The crowds are marked as "often," so expect some company, but for a Monday, it should be manageable.
Monday afternoon sees the swell jump to 2ft from the W, period 13 seconds, but the wind goes cross-shore and brings in a bit of a cross-chop. Ridable, but the morning is the clear winner.
After that, it's a long, dry spell. From Tuesday the 8th all the way until the end of the forecast window on Monday the 21st of September, conditions are poor. Weak swell, short periods (some down to 4 seconds!), and low combined energy (most readings between 41 and 197) mean you’re looking at junky windswell or flat, bumpy water.
The only other thing to note is a pulse right at the tail end. On Monday the 21st of September, the afternoon brings a 3ft swell from the WSW with a 10-second period and combined energy of 1427 (strong). That's a lot of water – over 3ft – so it’s strictly for the experts. The conditions are marginal and the wind is cross-shore, so it’s going to be a lumpy, powerful mess. It might be more fun for the kite surfers than for us.
So, the bottom line: if you can get out on Monday morning the 7th, you’ll be rewarded. The rest of the month is mostly a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 17 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 55 | 347 | 957 | 421 | 339 | 105 | 172 | 141 | 96 | 55 | 27 | 110 | 204 | 197 | 105 | 65 | 45 | 95 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35PM4.37m | 2:41AM4.25m | 3:23PM4.50m | 4:09AM4.49m | 4:35PM4.83m | 5:11AM4.82m | 5:30PM5.18m | 6:00AM5.13m | 6:16PM5.47m | 6:42AM5.37m | 6:56PM5.67m | 7:19AM5.51m | 7:33PM5.74m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM2.16m | 8:54AM2.18m | 9:40PM1.93m | 10:10AM1.88m | 10:46PM1.53m | 11:09AM1.47m | 11:39PM1.10m | 11:58AM1.07m | 00:24AM0.75m | 12:41PM0.76m | 1:04AM0.54m | 1:21PM0.59m | 1:42AM0.47m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | W 13 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | W 14 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 14 | 328 | 957 | — | 339 | 105 | 172 | 141 | — | 55 | 3 | 9 | — | 197 | 105 | 65 | — | 4 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 43 | 347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | W 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 8 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 55 | 10 | 408 | 421 | — | 30 | 3 | 3 | 96 | — | 27 | 110 | 204 | — | — | — | 45 | 95 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 100 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 173 | 24 | 223 | 223 | 24 | 70 | 49 | 277 | 183 | 26 | 72 | 49 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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