Surf Forecasts:
Wembury surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, W swell with 398 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s 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 Friday (Sep 18) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. 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 1.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 1AM. 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+) | 7AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wembury over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for our little corner of the coast. To be straight with you, it's a pretty quiet stretch coming up, so don't get your hopes up for any fireworks. There’s a real gap in decent surf for the first several days, and we’re looking at a long wait for anything that’s even worth a paddle.
We start off the forecast period on Monday, the 14th, and honestly, it's a no-go. Small 2ft WSW swell with a short 9-second period and a cross-onshore wind makes for poor, choppy conditions. The water is sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only nice thing I can say.
The next few days don't offer much relief. Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th see tiny waves with clean conditions thanks to a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is just too small and weak to bother with. The energy readings are pitiful, mostly in the double digits, so it’s not going to be pushing in anything you can ride.
We do see a bit more energy pop up late in the week, with a moderate 155 combined energy reading on Wednesday morning the 16th, but that's still only 3ft of swell with a 10-second period and cross-offshore winds. The forecast still calls it poor surf. You could maybe find a fun little wave on Sunday the 20th morning, when a clean light breeze meets a 2ft WSW swell with a 10-second period, but the score is a lowly 1 out of 10. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary.
The pattern of small, weak swell and less-than-ideal wind holds through to the end of the month. There are a couple of mornings, like Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th, where the conditions look clean and glassy, with cross-offshore or even glassy winds, but the swell is just too small to generate any real ride. You’d be on a longboard and happy to catch anything.
Really, there's no standout session in this entire 16-day run. The best you could hope for is a tiny, clean wave on a longboard, and even then, you’d be scratching for it. It’s one of those blank periods where the ocean just isn’t cooperating. Keep an eye on the charts; things can change, but for now, save your energy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 |
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 kJ | 71 | 70 | 40 | 22 | 35 | 67 | 155 | 126 | 216 | 50 | 73 | 398 | 73 | 68 | 29 | 100 | 29 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 1:04PM4.06m | 2:03AM3.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 6:28AM2.66m | 7:37PM2.68m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | S 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 67 | 155 | 126 | 216 | — | 18 | 76 | 66 | 68 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | WSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | — | S 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 4 | S 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 73 | — | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 9 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 70 | 40 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 117 | 50 | 73 | 398 | — | 48 | 25 | 100 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 223 | 223 | 24 | 24 | 183 | 183 | 516 | 223 | 18 | 72 | 183 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
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