Surf Forecasts:
Crantock surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, WNW swell with 705 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crantock this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crantock in the next 16 days are 2.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crantock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, buddy, I’m gonna level with you. We’ve got a 16-day forecast for Crantock, and it’s a total bummer. There isn’t a single good surf option in the whole window. The data’s all red flags: tiny swell, bad wind, and the quality never gets a sniff of decent. For a river-mouth spot like this, a blank spell this long isn’t out of the ordinary, but it still stings.
It starts on Tuesday, July 21st, with a tiny 1ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is a cross-on from the north at 6mph, making it all rippled and messy. The combined energy is a weak 67 – basically nothing. The whole first week is a washout. Thursday morning, the 23rd, you get a glassy moment with an ESE breeze at 3mph, but the swell is only 3ft with a short 6-second period, so there’s no power. The energy is still a weak 67. It’s a clean surface, but there’s no wave to ride.
Then the weekend hits. On Saturday, July 25th, the wind goes west and kicks up to 22mph in the afternoon, but the swell is still a weak 3ft with a period of just 5 seconds. The energy is a puny 33. It’s a wind-blown mess.
There is a spike on Sunday, July 26th. The swell fires up to 7ft from the WNW, with an 8-second period, and the combined energy hits 585 – that’s moderate. But the wind is a fresh onshore breeze from the NNW at 19mph. The surf is labeled "poor surf conditions." That size is too big for beginners (over 5ft), and the onshore wind will turn it into a lumpy, blown-out wall of foam. For a beach-and-river setup like this, with that strong onshore wind, it’s honestly more of a kite-surfing situation than a paddle-surfing one.
The second week offers no relief. The swell drops back to under 3ft, the wind stays mostly onshore or cross-shore, and the water temperature is about average for the time of year. By July 30th, the wind finally goes offshore from the ESE, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft with a long 9-second period. The energy is just 28. It’s clean, but it’s a flat calm.
So, to put it plainly: don’t bother. The whole 16-day window is a total write-off for Crantock. The only good news is that flat spells like this don’t usually last forever, and the forecast can always change. But for now, I’d hang up the board.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 37 | 42 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 268 | 585 | 474 | 705 | 363 | 150 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:02AM5.33m | 11:26PM5.27m | 11:54AM4.98m | 00:23AM4.88m | 12:56PM4.72m | 1:30AM4.63m | 2:08PM4.63m | 2:43AM4.60m | 3:17PM4.73m | 3:48AM4.75m | 4:15PM4.98m | 4:40AM5.02m | 5:02PM5.30m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM1.29m | 5:19PM1.53m | 5:49AM1.68m | 6:13PM1.88m | 6:45AM2.00m | 7:18PM2.13m | 7:54AM2.18m | 8:34PM2.18m | 9:07AM2.15m | 9:44PM2.04m | 10:10AM1.95m | 10:41PM1.78m | 11:00AM1.65m | 11:26PM1.46m | |||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 16 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 64 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 37 | 42 | 62 | 62 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 268 | 585 | 474 | 705 | 363 | 150 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 746 | 337 | 392 | 563 | 248 | 1 | 53 | 494 | 417 | 761 | 403 | 544 | 761 | 763 | 97 | 230 | 97 | 40 | 217 | 230 |
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