Wembury Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get stuck into what we’ve got for Wembury.

Alright, it’s a bit of a lean start. The first week is a tough watch. Tuesday the 15th kicks off with small, weak, cross-shore windslop, barely a ripple on the surface. That’s a washout. Wednesday the 16th has a bit more size, pushing near 3ft with a 10 to 11-second period, but it’s still laced with a moderate cross-off breeze. The energy’s there in the water, reading moderate at 191 (Wednesday morning), but the quality just isn't there.

Thursday the 17th gets a little punchy with a 5ft swell in the morning, but that’s accompanied by a 35 km/h cross breeze and rain. The wind is just tearing it up – that’s more kite-surfing weather than paddle surfing. Energy-wise, it’s still moderate (107-151) but it’s blown out and messy.

We get a glimpse of something better on Friday the 18th morning. It’s small at 2ft, but a 14-second period groundswell pushes in with a gentle cross-off breeze. The combined energy is 158, which is solid, and it’s “surfable but very ordinary.” You could get a long, slow, clean slide on the point, but don’t get excited about power. The afternoon gets chopped again.

Then we hit a long, flat, or poor stretch right through until Tuesday the 22nd. Small, short-period, dirty swells all the way. Monday the 21st is temptingly glassy but barely ankle high. A proper gap with no real recommendations.

The standout, the real bright spot in this forecast, is Wednesday the 23rd of September. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. Wembury point will light up with a 2ft to 3ft swell, but it’s got serious legs – a 15-second period groundswell. The combined energy is up at 242, a clear step up in power from the rest. The morning is golden: clear skies, a light 10 km/h cross-off breeze from the east-northeast. Conditions will be clean and lined up. This is a long-period groundswell, so expect longer lulls between the set waves, but the shape on a point like this will be beautiful. It’s an expert-friendly wave given the period. The water temp is pretty average for the time of year right now, no real anomaly to report.

Thursday the 24th drops right back off into the ordinary range. There’s a tiny glimmer on the 25th with a 14-second swell and moderate energy (142), but the breeze turns crossshore and messy. The tail end of the 16 days is a dead loss with strong easterly winds and tiny swell.

So, for any surfer wanting to paddle out, your only real shot is to hold out for that Wednesday the 23rd morning. It’s the true standout. Everything else is a session for the kites, a flat spell, or a fight with the wind.

Rusty.

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