Surf Forecasts:
Wembury surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, WSW swell with 72 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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 Wednesday (Aug 12) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. 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 0.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) 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 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
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 cookin’ for Wembury over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is looking bleak for any decent surf. We’ve got a long dry spell ahead, with the first real chance of something surfable not showing up until the morning of Tuesday, 18th August. That’s a gap of over a week with nothing but tiny, messy, or blown-out conditions.
The best we’ve got on offer is the morning of Tuesday, 18th August. Wembury will see a small 4ft swell from the SW, with a short period of 5 seconds. The wind will be a light WNW cross-off, keeping things clean. The combined wave energy is weak (103), so it’s not going to be powerful, but it’ll be the cleanest surf of the whole period. It’s a beginner-friendly point break, but it’s *inconsistent* here, so don’t expect a ton of waves. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
The morning of Wednesday, 19th August is a similar story – a 3ft SW swell, clean with a NW cross-off, but again, weak energy (129) and inconsistent. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.
After that, things go downhill again. By Friday, 21st August, we get a pulse of bigger swell – 8ft to 10ft from the SW – but it’s going to be a complete mess. The wind is screaming onshore, and the combined energy is strong (760 to 1105), but the surf quality is rated as *poor*. For a beach and reef setup, that’s looking more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing one, and only for experts if you’re brave enough to deal with the chop.
So, to sum it up: save your energy for the morning of the 18th. It’s not a classic, but it’s the only clean wave in the whole forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | S 14 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 3 | ESE 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
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 kJ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 54 | 45 | 65 | 65 | 72 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:17PM4.59m | 00:51AM4.51m | 1:43PM4.48m | 2:30AM4.42m | 3:17PM4.57m | 4:00AM4.54m | 4:33PM4.83m | 5:10AM4.79m | 5:35PM5.14m | 6:08AM5.07m | 6:28PM5.43m | 6:58AM5.30m | 7:16PM5.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM1.86m | 7:00PM2.02m | 7:40AM2.04m | 8:26PM2.08m | 9:04AM2.02m | 9:48PM1.90m | 10:19AM1.79m | 10:56PM1.54m | 11:21AM1.44m | 11:52PM1.13m | 12:13PM1.07m | 00:40AM0.77m | 12:58PM0.77m | 1:24AM0.53m | |||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 9 | WSW 3 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 54 | 45 | 65 | 65 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 12 | W 9 | S 11 | W 9 | — | SE 4 | SW 12 | W 3 | SW 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | — | W 8 | — | S 13 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 6 | — | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ENE 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 451 | 451 | 223 | 203 | 117 | 95 | 95 | 116 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 456 | 173 | 59 | 59 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 70 | 14 |
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