Surf Forecasts:
Wembury surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, WSW swell with 45 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wembury this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Wembury in the next 16 days are 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wembury over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me tell ya, it’s a bit of a tough stretch ahead for the Wembury area. The water temperature is sitting at 66°F, which is about 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a real treat, feeling more like a bath than the English Channel.
The first week is a write-off, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. From Friday the 24th all the way through to the end of the month, the swell is tiny – we're talking 0.3ft to 0.7ft for days. The wave energy is weak, barely registering (4 to 40). You’ll see periods of glassy conditions and clean cross-off winds, but with no waves to push, it’s flat. Saturday morning the 26th shows a brief pulse of 3ft from the west with a short period of 4 seconds, so it’s just lumpy, weak whitewater. Not worth paddling out.
The gap stretches right through the end of July. Nothing rideable.
Now, we finally see something on the charts for Saturday the 1st of August. During the morning there’s 4ft from the west-southwest with a nice, long period of 12 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell. The combined swell energy jumps to 464 (moderate). The wind is light from the south-southwest, so only light cross-onshore ripples, which isn’t ideal but it’s workable. It’s marked as marginal due to tide, but it’s the first real pulse we’ve had in a week. The afternoon holds onto 4ft with an 11-second period, and the wind goes light cross-shore. This is the standout session of the whole forecast. Wembury is a point break, and that long-period swell will wrap in nicely, giving lined-up sets. It can get crowded here, and with the first decent surf in over a week, expect the lineup to be busy.
Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd see the swell dropping back to 3ft and 3ft, with the period shortening to 10 and 9 seconds. The mornings have clean, cross-off winds from the north-west, so the waves will be tidy, but nothing special.
Then it gets ugly again. From Tuesday the 4th of August, the wind cranks up from the southwest, hitting 22-25 mph, making a mess of the 5ft to 6ft swell. The period drops to just 7-8 seconds, so it’s gonna be a lumpy, choppy, onshore mess. Not for a beginner – that 6ft is pushing into expert territory with wind like that.
The second week is a bust. By Friday the 7th into Saturday the 8th, the swell dies right back down to 1ft to 2ft. Clean, but tiny.
So, to wrap it up: your only real chance is Saturday the 1st of August. Get on it early, bring a crowd-tolerant attitude, and enjoy that warm water while it lasts. The rest of the window is a waiting game.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 11 | WSW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 38 | 45 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37PM4.30m | 3:07AM4.23m | 3:43PM4.34m | 4:12AM4.28m | 4:42PM4.49m | 5:09AM4.41m | 5:32PM4.68m | 5:58AM4.58m | 6:17PM4.88m | 6:42AM4.76m | 6:59PM5.05m | 7:22AM4.90m | 7:37PM5.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM2.37m | 9:38AM2.31m | 10:14PM2.27m | 10:38AM2.18m | 11:10PM2.05m | 11:28AM1.97m | 11:55PM1.80m | 12:10PM1.73m | 00:34AM1.55m | 12:47PM1.50m | 1:09AM1.32m | 1:21PM1.30m | 1:43AM1.15m | ||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 45 | 26 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | NW 3 | — | ENE 3 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | S 11 | W 6 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 28 | 37 | 38 | 2 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 486 | 536 | 803 | 459 | 458 | 756 | 765 | 132 | 70 | 223 | 59 | 69 | 97 | 71 | 89 | 97 | 71 | 71 | 469 | 273 | |
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