Wembury Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. Wembury’s a spot that needs a bit of luck, and to be honest, the first few days are a write-off. We’ve got a solid pulse of swell on the 31st of August, with the combined wave energy hitting a strong 1815, but it’s a messy picture. The wind’s a fresh 19 mph from the WNW, which is cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean, but the swell’s a chunky 8 ft from the WSW with a 10-second period. That’s a lot of water for a point break and it’s inconsistent here, so you’ll be waiting around for the bigger sets. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

From that point on, it’s a grim run. Tuesday the 1st of September drops right off with tiny 2 ft swell and onshore winds, and the energy just flatlines. The combined energy barely makes it into double figures through the week. The wind stays onshore or cross-shore, and the wave heights bob around from 1.0 ft to 5 ft, but with choppy, bumpy conditions, it’s nothing you’d want to paddle out for. The best you’ll see in that first week is a couple of days with clean conditions, but the swell’s too small to do anything with.

The second week offers a little promise, but it’s a long shot. Saturday the 5th of September morning has a light NNW breeze at 6 mph, with the swell at a tiny 1 ft, but the period is a long 13 seconds coming from WSW. Combined energy is 110, so it’s weak. Sunday the 7th of September morning is similar, clean, with a 1 ft swell and a very long 15-second period, but the energy is only 70. This is groundswell, and at a point break like Wembury, it might just produce a few clean, lined-up waves. But it’s a gamble. The rest of the second week is a mix of onshore winds, cross-off winds, and the odd burst of clean conditions, but the swell never gets above 2 ft until the 8th of September, when we see a 5 ft swell from the west, but with a 9-second period and onshore wind. It’s marginal. Given the persistent onshore slop early on, this coast looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle for most of the period.

The only real standout is the morning of the 31st of August. The swell’s big, the wind’s clean, but it’s an inconsistent wave with a crowd that’s often there. If you’re an experienced surfer who’s happy to wait for the sets, that’s the one to go for. The rest is a long lull, and you’d be better off waiting for the forecast to change.

Rusty.

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