Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at a 16-day stretch for Crantock. Honestly, it’s a tough one to call. The surf that shows up barely gets a look-in, and the wind is often a proper headache. It’s a river mouth setup, sheltered, so it can be picky. We’ve got a long gap of real poor conditions before we even get to anything that might be worth a look.

The first date we’ve got anything on the cards is Sunday the 26th of July, but it’s a write-off. A 7 ft swell from the WNW, but it’s getting hammered by a 22 mph onshore wind. The wave energy is moderate (555), but it’s just messy. The water temp is 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

We then go through a dead zone right through to the morning of Thursday the 30th of July. Nothing worth paddling out for. The wind is either cross-onshore or onshore, and the swell is small and weak.

Thursday the 30th of July morning is the first flicker of something. A 5 ft from the WNW, but the period is a short, weak 7 seconds, and it’s onshore wind again. The wave energy is moderate (233), but it’s not clean. It’s the same theme for the next few days.

The real standout in this whole outlook is the morning of Saturday the 8th of August. That’s over a week away, so it’s a long-range promise, but it looks proper. A solid 10 ft swell from the WSW, with a period of 10 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, with very strong wave energy (1886). The wind is a gentle cross-onshore breeze, which is a lot better than what we’ve been seeing. That size is for experts only, mind you. For a river mouth, that long period might make it a bit straight, but with that much energy, it’ll still line up. Crowds are often a thing here, so be ready for that.

The afternoon of that same day drops to 8 ft, but the wind goes straight onshore, so the morning is the window.

Before that, the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August has a clean 6 ft swell from the WSW with a 10-second period, but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, which will make it lumpy and messy. Not the best.

So, if you’re hanging out for a wave, the 8th of August morning is the only real standout. It’s a big, powerful swell, but it’s a long way off and the wind is just about okay. The rest of the window is pretty grim for a paddle. With that amount of wind and swell, a few of those days might be more interesting for the kite crew than us surfers.

Rusty.

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