Carbis Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what's on the cards for Carbis Bay. I won't lie to you, it's a bit of a mixed bag and there's going to be a good few days where you're better off doing something else. The forecast kicks off on Friday, August 28th, but the first few days aren't worth getting wet for.

Friday morning, we've got a tiny 1ft of swell from the WNW, period around 9 seconds. Combined wave energy is a weak 31, and it’s just poor. Not happening. The afternoon is even smaller at 0.7ft, with a strong offshore wind making it clean but nearly impossible to paddle into. Saturday comes in with a bang, but not in a good way. A 8ft SW swell rolls in on the 29th morning, but with a near gale-force wind, it’s a howling mess. The afternoon bumps up to 12ft from the WSW, period 10 seconds – that's serious energy at 2575 – but still blown out by strong winds. Sunday the 30th is a bit better. Morning brings 6ft from the WSW with a fresh offshore wind, making for clean, if tricky, conditions. The afternoon is similar at 8ft. These are marginal, but the cleanest we’ve seen.

Monday the 31st has 10ft from the W in the morning, dropping to 7ft in the afternoon. Still big, but with cross-offshore winds. That's expert territory, over 8ft. Tuesday September 1st sees the size drop back to a more manageable 4ft in the morning with clean offshore wind—surfable but very ordinary. We then hit a bit of a dry spell from the 2nd to the 8th of September. There are waves on the cards, mostly around 3ft to 4ft, but the conditions are poor, with onshore or cross-onshore winds and choppy seas. Not worth the paddle.

Now, there is a standout in the second week. Keep an eye on Friday, September 4th. The morning session sees a 7ft swell from the west with a very long 13-second period. That's real groundswell energy, a combined energy of 1360. The wind is fresh and offshore, so it’ll be clean. This is the best on offer for the whole outlook. It’s big enough to be fun for experienced surfers, and that long period will give it some proper shape, though at a beach break like Carbis Bay it might get a bit straight. Later on the 4th it drops to 6ft, still decent. For the rest, Thursday September 10th looks big again with 10ft, but a near gale blows it to bits. All in all, hold out for that Friday the 4th if you can, and maybe the Sunday the 30th if you’re desperate.

The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

Rusty.

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