Surf Forecasts:
Crackington Haven surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period, W swell with 1,475 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crackington Haven this week:
The surf forecast for Crackington Haven over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Crackington Haven in the next 16 days are 2.1m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crackington Haven over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 336 | 559 | 422 | 292 | 346 | 202 | 118 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 1475 | 1092 | 1043 | 854 | 813 | 441 | 367 | 348 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:38PM6.37m | 11:05AM6.09m | 11:38PM5.82m | 12:14PM5.65m | 1:01AM5.43m | 1:47PM5.49m | 2:39AM5.46m | 3:18PM5.80m | 3:59AM5.89m | 4:27PM6.38m | 4:57AM6.45m | 5:19PM6.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM1.20m | 4:43AM1.50m | 5:13PM1.70m | 5:48AM2.01m | 6:36PM2.12m | 7:24AM2.29m | 8:23PM2.14m | 9:05AM2.10m | 9:51PM1.72m | 10:19AM1.58m | 10:52PM1.13m | 11:12AM1.01m | 11:40PM0.59m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 13 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | W 15 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 4 | 8 | 22 | 346 | 202 | 118 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 1475 | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | NNW 4 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 203 | 336 | 559 | 422 | 292 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 16 | — | 1092 | 1043 | 854 | 813 | 441 | 367 | 348 | 323 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 201 | 84 | 265 | 84 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 96 | 238 | 190 | 576 | 266 | 273 | 273 | 47 | 256 |
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