Wembury Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ll level with ya. I’m lookin’ at the whole picture for the next couple weeks and, honestly, it’s a tough watch. There are no standout windows with great conditions across the board. This is a period where you’ll be scraping for the least messy option. We’re looking at one main break on offer: Wembury, a point break that’s a beginner’s wave. It’s exposed to the southwest swell but only picks up a bit of energy here and there.

Let’s start with what we’ve got right now. The first real chance of anything remotely surfable is the morning of Monday the 7th. Monday morning, the swell is around 3 ft from the WSW with a period of 14 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell, long period. That long period means the waves will have plenty of energy but at a point break like Wembury, that’s a good thing; it’ll wrap in with some shape. The wind is cross-offshore from the WNW, so it should be clean. Combined swell energy is moderate (684). That’s the only window on Monday that’s worth a look because by the afternoon the wind swings onshore and messes it up.

Tuesday the 8th starts clean again in the morning with a cross-off wind and a similar 4 ft swell from the WSW, but the period has dropped to 10 seconds. Still surfable, but it’s a weaker combo, and the energy is still moderate (325). By the afternoon the wind picks up to a fresh 19 mph, still cross-off, but the size stays at 4 ft – it gets tricky to handle. Not the best, but for a beginner spot like Wembury that’s on the bigger side.

Wednesday the 9th has some clean morning conditions but the swell has dropped to 3 ft and the period is down to 9 seconds. Wind is cross-off again, so it’ll look tidy, but it’s pretty average – wave energy moderate (162). This is the tail end of the little pulse.

Then things go downhill fast. From Thursday the 10th right through until Thursday the 17th, every session is scored as poor. The wind is onshore, the swell gets small and messy, and the periods get short. There’s a few days in there with some cross-off wind but the swell is tiny, down to 1.0 ft or 1 ft – barely a ripple. It’s a proper dry spell.

We finally see a flicker of life on the morning of Friday the 18th. The swell is 3 ft from the WSW with a 10-second period, and the wind is a light cross-off from the WNW. It’s clean, but the energy is moderate (170). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The morning of Saturday the 19th is similar: 3 ft from the WSW, cross-off wind from the NE, clean. Again, ordinary but at least you can get wet.

After that, Sunday the 20th afternoon has a bump in energy (226) with a 3 ft swell and a 12-second period, but the wind is cross from the ESE – not ideal, but it’s not onshore. Still, the conditions are described as poor.

The standout, if you can even call it that, is Monday morning the 7th. It’s the biggest, cleanest, and most energetic window. The swell direction from the WSW is right in the wheelhouse for this spot, and with that long 14-second period, the point should offer some lined-up waves. It’s not huge, around 3 ft, so it’s fine for beginners, but the cross-off wind will keep the faces nice. Just don’t expect any crowd; it’s often busy here but with conditions like this, maybe not.

Overall, this is a bleak run. If you’re desperate, aim for Monday 7th morning or maybe Friday 18th morning. Otherwise, you’re better off waiting for a better forecast.

Rusty.

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