Crackington Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, lean run with nothing really worth paddling out for. The first real pulse of any size doesn’t show up until Wednesday the 5th of August, and even then, it’s messy.

The water temperature at Crackington Haven is sitting about 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Nice for the skin, but it won’t help the waves.

The first few days are a write-off. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th have tiny, weak swell with poor conditions. The wind is all over the place – cross, cross-on, and hitting 19 mph on Tuesday afternoon. That’s just brutal for a beach break like this.

Wednesday the 5th sees a jump in size, with swell hitting 6 ft in the morning from the WNW. The energy is moderate (311), but it’s a short-period 7-second windswell, and the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 19 mph. That’s a lumpy, choppy mess. Not surfable.

Thursday the 6th is a bit smaller, around 5 ft, wind is onshore from the NW at 12 mph, and the period is a pitiful 6 seconds. Combined energy is moderate (155). Still, the conditions are rated as poor.

Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th drop right back down to tiny 1.0 ft and 0.7 ft swell. Saturday morning there’s a moment of glassy conditions with a NNE breeze at 3 mph, but there’s just no water moving. Not worth the walk.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a story of tiny swells and messy wind. Sunday the 9th has a 2 ft swell with a light cross-shore, Monday the 10th has clean offshore winds (E 19 mph) but the swell is a microscopic 2 ft with a 4-second period. That’s not surf, that’s a lake ripple.

The only real standout – and I’m using that word loosely – is the morning of Tuesday the 11th of August. We’ve got a 0.7 ft swell, but the wind is offshore from the SE at 12 mph, and it’s clean. The period is 10 seconds, which is decent, but there’s just no size. The combined energy is weak (12). It’s a pretty morning, but you won’t be surfing.

The second week is a bit of a mixed bag of nothing. Around Thursday the 13th, we see a slight uptick to 2 ft, and by Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th, the swell builds to 3 ft and 5 ft respectively. The energy on Saturday the 15th is moderate (232), but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 19 mph, and the period drops to 7 seconds. That’s a lumpy, wind-affected mess again. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The final days of the forecast, from the 16th to the 18th, are a repeat of small, weak, and often choppy conditions. Nothing stands out as a true, quality session.

Look, it’s been a lean patch. When the consistency is low and the conditions are this poor, it’s a normal blank run for the area. Forecasts can change, but for now, leave the board in the car and save the energy.

Rusty.

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