Surf Forecasts:
Crackington Haven surf forecast from 20 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 24 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period, WNW swell with 8,337 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 24 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s 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 (Oct 24) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Crackington Haven in the next 16 days are 6.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 22) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crackington Haven over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 235 | 121 | 7651 | 4237 | 1454 | 999 | 673 | 517 | 8337 | 4948 | 2232 | 630 | 438 | 3140 | 3087 | 2308 | 1011 | 734 | 708 | 1429 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:43PM5.01m | 2:29AM4.96m | 2:58PM5.36m | 3:31AM5.42m | 3:51PM5.87m | 4:16AM5.98m | 4:33PM6.42m | 4:56AM6.54m | 5:12PM6.94m | 5:33AM7.04m | 5:50PM7.36m | 6:11AM7.44m | 6:29PM7.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM2.55m | 8:48AM2.47m | 9:25PM2.11m | 9:43AM1.99m | 10:10PM1.58m | 10:26AM1.47m | 10:49PM1.05m | 11:04AM0.95m | 11:25PM0.58m | 11:41AM0.51m | 00:01AM0.23m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:38AM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | W 11 | NNW 6 | W 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 235 | 235 | 121 | — | — | 34 | 999 | 673 | 517 | — | — | — | 82 | 9 | — | — | — | 1011 | 3 | 708 | 1429 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | W 20 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 8 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | SSE 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 120 | 7651 | 4237 | 1454 | — | — | 10 | 8337 | 4948 | 2232 | 630 | 438 | 3140 | 3087 | 2308 | — | 734 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 34 | 55 | 194 | 494 | 232 | 10 | 159 | 233 | 495 | 518 | 265 | 232 | 439 | 794 | 349 | 349 | 46 | 486 | 574 | 635 |
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