Surf Forecasts:
Crackington Haven surf forecast from 5 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, W swell with 1,064 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s 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 Sunday (Oct 11) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s. 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 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 4PM. 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 Monday (Oct 12) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 11th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 11th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 9th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crackington Haven over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 28 | 41 | 48 | 32 | 372 | 289 | 146 | 75 | 45 | 229 | 903 | 1064 | 742 | 641 | 540 | 399 | 198 | 174 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34AM5.45m | 3:08PM5.89m | 3:47AM5.90m | 4:11PM6.40m | 4:40AM6.42m | 4:59PM6.90m | 5:23AM6.88m | 5:41PM7.27m | 6:01AM7.22m | 6:18PM7.48m | 6:36AM7.41m | 6:53PM7.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM2.04m | 8:59AM2.03m | 9:42PM1.60m | 10:05AM1.53m | 10:36PM1.08m | 10:54AM1.03m | 11:20PM0.65m | 11:35AM0.62m | 11:57PM0.35m | 12:11PM0.35m | 00:31AM0.21m | 12:45PM0.24m | 1:02AM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 7 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 14 | 41 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 44 | 75 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 399 | 198 | 174 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 7 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 12 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 28 | 11 | — | 20 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 372 | 289 | 146 | 46 | 45 | 229 | 903 | 1064 | 742 | 641 | 540 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 8 | 14 | 87 | 14 | 866 | 1092 | 278 | 90 | 238 | 273 | 529 | 687 | 237 | 266 | 238 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 21 |
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