Surf Forecasts:
Crantock surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, N swell with 78 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crantock this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crantock in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crantock over the next 16 days.
Alright, let's get into it. Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with ya – the next two weeks at Crantock are a tough watch. It's one of those stretches where the ocean just isn't playing ball for us paddle surfers. The water is sitting at a very unusual 64°F which is much warmer than normal for the time of year, but that’s about the only good news.
The first week is pretty much a write-off. From Sunday the 12th right through to Monday the 20th of July, we’re looking at tiny, weak, short-period windswell. The combined energy is barely registering – mostly down in the 40s and 50s (weak energy) – with messy cross-off and cross-onshore winds messing up any chance of a decent wave. There’s a little glimpse of something on the morning of Saturday the 18th with glassy conditions and a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW, but with a period of just 5 seconds, it's gutless. Not worth paddling out for.
Things get a bit more interesting, and a whole lot bigger, heading into the second week. On Wednesday the 22nd of July, a big pulse of swell rolls in. We’re looking at a solid 10ft swell from the WNW with a period of 8-9 seconds. The combined energy jumps up to 1157 (strong wave energy) Wednesday morning and 1469 (strong wave energy) Wednesday afternoon. That’s a lot of ocean moving around. But here’s the catch – it’s blowing onshore from the NW at 6-12 mph. For a sheltered river mouth, that’s gonna be a choppy, blown-out mess. That size is strictly for experts only; beginners, stay well clear. It’ll be big, but ugly.
After that, the rest of the month just fades back into small, poor quality surf with onshore winds. There's a window on Sunday the 26th with light cross-on winds and a 3ft swell, but it’s nothing to write home about.
Honestly, the whole 16-day window is a bust for quality surf. The setup at Crantock through this period, especially with the strong winds and solid swell on the 22nd, looks way more interesting for a kite surfer than someone on a paddle board. For us, it's a stretch of small, weak waves or big, onshore slop. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a blank run.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | SW 19 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 18 | W 10 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 28 | 18 | 38 | 15 | 26 | 56 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 47 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 4:11PM5.86m | 4:42AM5.96m | 5:09PM6.25m | 5:38AM6.26m | 6:02PM6.60m | 6:29AM6.48m | 6:51PM6.84m | 7:17AM6.57m | 7:38PM6.92m | 8:03AM6.52m | 8:23PM6.83m | 8:47AM6.34m | 9:08PM6.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM1.12m | 10:39PM0.91m | 11:07AM0.80m | 11:38PM0.54m | 12:01PM0.49m | 00:31AM0.24m | 12:51PM0.27m | 1:20AM0.07m | 1:37PM0.18m | 2:07AM0.06m | 2:22PM0.24m | 2:51AM0.21m | 3:05PM0.43m | 3:34AM0.50m | |||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | N 5 | W 8 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 18 | 5 | 52 | 26 | 56 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 47 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 19 | NE 5 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 21 | — | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | 1 | 15 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 28 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 398 | 16 | 386 | 398 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 238 | 206 | 259 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 53 | 512 | 390 |
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