Carbis Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with ya – this is a tough stretch. We’ve got a long, dry gap with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for. There’s no surf to speak of from now until late in the month. The first hint of anything that might get my heart rate up doesn’t even show until the morning of Monday the 28th of July, and even then, it’s a sad little 3ft swell. The water temp is sittin’ at a pretty pleasant 64°, which is about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that doesn’t help us when there’s no waves.

So, the first real chance to get wet comes Monday morning the 28th. We’ve got a weak 3ft swell from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds and the combined wave energy is a measly 110. The wind is light from the SSE, which is cross-offshore, keepin’ things clean. But honestly, it’s small and pretty ordinary. The best of this whole run might be Tuesday afternoon the 29th. The swell drops a bit more to 2ft, also from the WNW, but the wind goes completely glassy – dead calm. The wave energy is down to 85. You’ll be on a log, or maybe a longboard, just cruisin’, but anyone expectin’ a proper wave is gonna be disappointed. This is a beginner’s zone, and it’s inconsistent, so it’s not a spot you can bank on.

After that little blip, it’s back to poor conditions. Wednesday the 30th through to Thursday the 7th of August is a desert. Day after day of tiny, weak swell, with cross-onshore or moderate cross-shore winds messing up what little is there. There’s a couple of mornings with clean offshore wind and a little bump only 1.0ft to 1ft – that’s barely a ripple.

Then, out of nowhere, on Sunday the 9th of August, we see a bit more energy show up. The swell is up to 6ft from the WNW, but the period is a choppy 7 seconds, and the combined energy is 354, so there's some push. Problem is, the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the NW, so it’ll be lumpy and bumpy. The wave comment is still “poor surf conditions”. It’s the biggest stuff we’ll see in the 16 days, but the quality is shot.

Let’s call it what it is: the only standout is the Tuesday afternoon the 29th morning, with that glassy calm and tiny little lines. If you’re a beginner or just want to sit in the water and feel the ocean, that’s your window. For anyone else, this is a washout. There’s nothin’ here for anyone expectin’ a proper surf. It’s so small and weak that a kite surfer might get frustrated too, to be fair. No standouts, no fire.

Keep your eyes on the charts, folks. It tends not to stay this flat forever.

Rusty.

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