Crackington Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Crackington Haven. To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks look pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf ahead, mostly because the wind just won’t cooperate – a whole lot of cross-shore and onshore slop that’ll leave the surface looking like a mess.

Water temp is 65°, and that’s about 4° warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a hood or boots just yet. But the waves themselves? Forget it for a while.

The first week is a total wipeout. From Sunday the 13th through Saturday the 19th, you can leave your board in the car. The swell does build midweek – we’re looking at waves around 5 to 6 ft from the west/northwest on the 16th and 17th, with wave energy hitting 682 on Wednesday morning – but it’s all ruined. Onshore winds from the NW and WNW, gusting up to 22 mph, are just chopping everything to pieces. For a beginner-friendly beach like this, a 6 ft wave with onshore wind is just a messy, lumpy closeout.

We get a slight breather on Sunday the 20th. Wind drops to a light breeze around 6 mph, with the swell easing to about 4 ft from the west at a 10-second period. The wave energy is moderate at 295. The problem is that wind is still cross-onshore, so you’ll get some small wind bumps on the face. It’s a marginal day – you could paddle out if you’re really jonesing, but it’s not going to be pretty.

Then comes Monday the 21st, and this is the one bright spot. The morning is clear with a light SSW breeze that’s actually blowing cross-offshore. The swell is small, only about 3 ft from the west with a short 6-second period, and the energy is low at 136. But here’s the thing – for the first time in over a week, it’s clean. The conditions are marked as clean, which is a rare treat. It won’t have any grunt, but if you’ve got a longboard and just want some smooth, gentle waves to cruise on, this is your window.

After that, it’s all downhill. From Tuesday the 22nd all the way to the 28th of September, the swell just dies. We’re looking at waves dropping to 2 ft and below, with wave energy figures sinking to the single digits – down to 6 by the 24th. The last week is flat. The winds turn light and offshore from the east, which would be ideal if there was any swell, but there’s nothing. Clean, glassy water with zero waves to ride. A full week of nothing.

So here’s the call: The only day worth paddling out is the morning of Monday the 21st of September. It’s small and weak, but it’s clean, and that’s the best we’ve got. Everything else in this 16-day window is either blown out or flat. Keep your eyes peeled for a change in the forecast, but for now, Crackington Haven is a miss.

Rusty

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