Carbis Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Carbis Bay has cooking for us over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, it’s a bit of a slow start. We’ve got surf on offer, but the early days are pretty rough. Friday morning brings a 5ft west swell with a short 9-second period, and the wind is a cross-shore. The water temp is about average for this time of year, but honestly, the conditions are poor – the combined swell energy is moderate at 417, but the chop is killing it.

Friday afternoon and most of Saturday aren’t much to write home about. Saturday’s morning session has clean 4ft surf and a moderate offshore, but the quality is ordinary. The pick of the early week is Sunday morning the 13th. We get a nice 5ft west swell bumping up to 509 (moderate energy) with a 10-second period and clean, cross-offshore winds. That’s the highlight of the first few days – good shape, clean conditions. It ain't huge, but it’ll be fun.

Monday and Tuesday are a write-off – poor conditions with strong winds and lumpy chop. Wednesday the 16th is a mess too, with 22 mph cross-shore winds tearing up a 6ft west swell (810 energy). Not worth a paddle.

We hit a dry spell from Thursday afternoon the 17th through the 18th, but then things start to look up. Friday morning the 18th is a real stand-out. A 4ft west-northwest swell with a long 12-second period and a light offshore wind. The combined energy is solid at 528 (moderate), and the conditions are clean. This is the best quality window of the first week – proper groundswell, good shape, and the light offshores will hold the face up nicely.

Saturday the 19th keeps it rolling. A bigger 7ft west swell, still with clean offshore winds and glassy conditions. The wave energy jumps to 589 (moderate), but the period drops to 8 seconds, so it'll be a bit more crumbly. For a beginner, 7ft is getting a bit too big, but for the experienced crew, that Saturday is a blast.

Now for the second week, there’s a promising but less certain window. Sunday the 20th brings a massive jump in energy – a 7ft west-northwest swell with a very long 14-second period and combined energy of 1867 (strong). The morning has a cross-shore wind that leaves it marginal; the afternoon turns choppy.

Monday the 21st is a no-go – onshore winds and messy. There’s a gap until Wednesday the 23rd when we get glassy conditions in the morning with a 7ft west swell and 8-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 534. It’ll be clean and fun, but that short period means the sets will be a bit inconsistent.

Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th are for the experts only. On the 25th afternoon, we see an 8ft west swell with a 10-second period and 1759 energy (strong). Then Saturday morning the 26th hits with an 12ft west swell and 1904 energy (strong). The forecast says that surf is actually too big for Carbis Bay – that’s big, raw, and only for the brave. The winds are cross-onshore and choppy, so even the experts will have a fight on their hands.

Overall, the best windows to wet your line are Sunday morning the 13th for the all-rounders, and Friday morning the 18th for the quality groundswell. Saturday the 19th is the pick for size if you can handle a 7ft closeout.

Stay stoked.

Rusty

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