Surf Forecasts:
Wembury surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, W swell with 440 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW 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 Sunday (Sep 20) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s is also forecast. 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 1.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wembury over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. It’s pretty flat out there for Wembury for the next couple of weeks, and I’m not going to sugarcoat it. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf ahead, but there are a couple of tiny windows where you might get wet if you’re desperate.
The whole run is looking weak, with most days showing surf in the 0.2m to 0.9m range. The swell energy is all over the place, mostly weak, with values like 141, 163, or 158, but those are still pretty small for any real push. Honestly, it’s mostly chop and cross-onshore junk for the first week. The water temp is sitting at 18°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least it’s not freezing while you’re struggling to catch nothing.
The first week is basically a write-off. Sunday the 13th has a bit of swell at 0.8m, but it’s cross-on with a moderate breeze – rough and messy. Monday and Tuesday stay in that same range, 0.7m to 0.9m, but the wind is cross-off and clean on Tuesday, so it’s not all bad, but still tiny. Wednesday clean, still small. Thursday has a bit more size, 1.1m, but the period drops to 5 seconds, so it’s just lumpy, short-period junk. Friday gets clean again but still small and weak.
Then things really taper off. By the 20th, we get one slightly surfable morning at 0.8m with light winds, but it’s ordinary. The 21st has a glassy morning, but the swell is down to 0.3m – barely a ripple. From the 22nd onwards, it’s pretty much dead. A few clean mornings with 0.2m, 0.3m, nothing worth paddling out for. The 26th and 27th have some long-period swell, up to 17 seconds, but the height is next to nothing – 0.2m to 0.4m. That’s just ocean movement, not surf.
So, the honest truth: there are no standout days in this whole 16-day window. If you’re a beginner, you might get some practice on the 20th morning in clean, small waves, but don’t expect much. If you’re more experienced, you’re probably better off finding something else to do. The lack of any consistent swell and the mostly cross-shore winds mean this is looking more like a stretch for the kite surfers than the paddle crowd.
Hang in there – it can’t stay this flat forever.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 160 | 85 | 71 | 70 | 40 | 84 | 105 | 125 | 158 | 143 | 119 | 57 | 131 | 193 | 83 | 76 | 41 | 53 | 39 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08PM5.70m | 8:27AM5.49m | 8:42PM5.55m | 8:59AM5.35m | 9:14PM5.31m | 9:31AM5.14m | 9:46PM5.01m | 10:03AM4.88m | 10:21PM4.67m | 10:41AM4.58m | 11:05PM4.32m | 11:34AM4.28m | 00:17AM4.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.58m | 2:18AM0.57m | 2:34PM0.71m | 2:53AM0.80m | 3:09PM0.97m | 3:27AM1.13m | 3:43PM1.32m | 4:00AM1.52m | 4:18PM1.72m | 4:35AM1.93m | 4:59PM2.12m | 5:17AM2.33m | 5:57PM2.48m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 85 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 125 | 158 | 143 | 119 | 19 | — | — | 83 | 70 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | — | WSW 5 | W 7 | WSW 9 | NW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 138 | 160 | — | 71 | 70 | — | 84 | 105 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 57 | 131 | 193 | 2 | 76 | 41 | 53 | 39 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 49 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 223 | 223 | 24 | 24 | 183 | 183 | 516 | 273 | 273 | 162 | 183 | 229 | 229 | 173 | 18 |
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