Surf Forecasts:
Crantock surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, N swell with 144 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crantock this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crantock in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crantock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk in feet and miles per hour. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for Crantock. There’s a massive gap at the start. From Sunday the 19th right through to the 26th of July, it’s a total bust. The swell is tiny, barely a ripple, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore, chopping it to bits. The energy is nothing to speak of. You’d just be floating around.
The only real window opens up on Monday the 28th of July. The morning brings a 6-foot swell from the north, with a solid combined energy of 684. That’s your best bet. The wind is blowing straight onshore from the NNW, which is a clean offshore direction for this sheltered spot. It’s a 6-foot wave, so that’s expert-only territory. The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s going to be a bit dumpy and fast, not a long rolling groundswell. The water temp is about average for the time of year.
After that, it fades back to nothing. Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th are back to knee-high junk with cross-onshore wind. Friday the 31st of July has a strong offshore breeze from the ESE at 22 to 28 mph, but the swell is only 2 to 3 feet. It’ll be glassy and clean, but small and weak. Hard to get into with that wind.
So, your only real highlight is the 6-foot day on the 28th of July. Everything else is a 9-day stretch of poor surf from the 19th to the 27th. It’s a tough run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 42 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 44 | 144 | 62 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31AM6.06m | 9:52PM6.19m | 10:15AM5.70m | 10:37PM5.73m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.75m | 4:17AM0.88m | 4:32PM1.13m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 5 | W 9 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 7 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 8 | — | SW 13 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 18 | W 8 | SW 16 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | — | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | — | 19 | 50 | — | 25 | 33 | 49 | 44 | 144 | 62 | 36 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 301 | 386 | 53 | 53 | 386 | 2 | 39 | 337 | 337 | 684 | 248 | 571 | 599 | 494 | 398 | 774 | 417 | 544 | 905 | 391 |
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