Wembury Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get into it for Wembury.

Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day stretch, it’s a tough run. The models are showing some energy at times, but the conditions are just never lining up right to give us anything worth paddling out for. There’s a bit of a wait, and then a long stretch of nothing much.

Starting out, the first few days are a write-off. Sunday the 13th sees some waist-high swell around 3 ft from the WSW, but that 20 km/h cross-on wind messes it all up – it’s choppy and messy. The water temp is 64°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but it won’t help the quality. Monday and Tuesday are the same story: small, weak waves and bumpy conditions. The combined energy is weak, barely hitting triple digits (141 on Sunday morning, then dropping to 46-70).

We get a bit of a cleaner window from Wednesday the 16th through to Friday the 18th, with the wind turning cross-off or cross. The swell stays on the small side, though – 2 ft to 4 ft from the WSW, with short periods mostly under 8 seconds. It’s clean, but there’s just no power behind it. The energy figures are moderate at best (140-183), but the wave quality is still rated poor. It’s a tease.

By the weekend of the 19th and 20th, the wind picks up again, swinging cross and cross-on. We get a bit more size, up to about 4 ft, but the period drops to 5-6 seconds. That’s just lumpy, wind-affected slop. Combined energy is moderate (103-134), but not for surfing.

Then comes the big gap. From Monday the 21st right through to the end of the period on Monday the 28th, the swell drops right off. We’re talking ankle-to-knee-high waves, mostly under 1 ft, with periods all over the place but no power. The combined energy figures are pitiful – mostly double-digit or even single-digit numbers (like 4, 7, 15). The wind does go offshore or clean on a few days, but with no swell, there’s nothing to ride. It’s a proper flat spell.

So, the honest truth: there are no standout sessions here. The best of a bad bunch would be Wednesday morning the 16th with 3 ft at 10 seconds and clean conditions, or Thursday afternoon the 17th with 4 ft at 8 seconds and cross-off wind. But even then, it’s not worth getting excited about. For any surfer keen on a wave, this stretch is a skip.

Rusty.

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