Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here again, but this time in feet and miles per hour.

Alright, let’s break it down. The next couple of weeks are gonna test your patience. There’s a long stretch of not much happening, so don’t rush to get the wetsuit on. We’re talkin’ a good week or more of weak, messy, and mostly onshore conditions before we see any real hope.

From Sunday 23 August through to Monday 31 August, it’s mostly poor. Tiny waves, weak energy, and often choppy or onshore winds. Tuesday 25 August afternoon has a little offshore breeze with a 2ft west swell, but it’s weak – only 72 energy – and short period. Not worth it. Thursday 27 August gets up to 4ft from the SSW, but with onshore winds and messy conditions, it’s not clean. Friday 28 August has 4ft from the SW, but the wind is onshore and period short. Not great.

Now, after a quiet spell, Monday 31 August shows some life. Monday morning has a light offshore breeze from the SE, a 3ft WSW swell at 8 seconds, and clean conditions – energy is 141, so it’s not powerful, but it’s a start. Then Monday afternoon? That’s the one. The wind goes glassy – NNE at 3 mph – and the swell holds at 3ft from the west, period 8 seconds, energy 139. Clean, glassy, and just a joy to be out there. That’s your early standout.

Then another gap of poor conditions from Tuesday 1 September through Wednesday 2 September – cross-onshore winds, choppy, small.

But Thursday 3 September morning shows some promise: a 5ft west swell, 7 seconds, with a cross-offshore breeze from the south at 6 mph, energy 279. It’s still just “surfable but ordinary,” but it’s progress. Then Friday 4 September morning – that’s the one I’m excited about. Expect good surf: 5ft from the west, 9 seconds, cross-offshore breeze from the south at 9 mph, energy 423. That’s moderate energy, clean conditions, and a decent period. If you can only pick one day, Friday morning is your best bet.

After that, things go downhill – Saturday 5 September is lumpy and cross-shore, and Sunday 6 September sees a 7ft WSW swell with onshore winds – too big and messy for most. Sunday afternoon shows an 8ft west swell at 9 seconds with a cross-offshore breeze, energy 1027, but it’s marginal due to tide and conditions – that’s for the experts only. Monday 7 September is a write-off with near-gale onshore winds.

So to sum it up: the real standout is Friday 4 September morning at Crantock. Clean, decent size, moderate energy, and a cross-offshore breeze. Monday 31 August afternoon is a nice little bonus for the glassy conditions. Everything else is a bit of a write-off.

Keep an eye on the forecasts – things can change. But for now, that’s the story.

Rusty.

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