Surf Forecasts:
Crantock surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, W swell with 340 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crantock this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crantock in the next 16 days are 1.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crantock over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Crantock over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it’s a tough outlook. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing special to kick things off, with the first proper chance of a wave not arriving for nearly two weeks.
The only real standout window pops up on Monday the 14th of July. There might be a sniff of a wave on the morning of Friday the 4th, but it’s poor. After that, we’re looking at a big gap of ordinary, small, or blown-out conditions all the way until the 14th.
That Monday the 14th of July morning is where it’s at. It’s glassy – dead calm wind – and we’ve got a clean, waist-high swell pushing in from the west at 2ft. The energy is moderate (134) and the period is a solid 9 seconds, so it’ll have a bit of shape. The water’s sitting at 62°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a bonus. If you can get out there for that session, it’s your best bet by a mile. It’s a river break, so it’s sheltered and beginner-friendly, but with that clean, glassy surface, everyone will be tempted.
The following Saturday morning, the 18th of July, sees a bigger pulse of swell – 7ft from the west-northwest with strong energy (589) – but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore, so it’ll be choppy and messy. That size is getting into expert-only territory, and the conditions won't help. Honestly, for a beach-and-reef setup like Crantock with that much wind, it looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle.
The second week of July is pretty grim until that Monday the 14th. There’s a tiny, glassy morning on Sunday the 12th of July (2ft) but it’s barely a ripple. The rest is small, onshore, and not worth getting wet for.
So, to sum it up: hold out for that Monday the 14th of July morning. It’s the cleanest, most promising window in a pretty bleak long-range forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 340 | 296 | 290 | 235 | 146 | 162 | 127 | 99 | 96 | 88 | 68 | 50 | 32 | 68 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24PM6.00m | 8:42AM5.69m | 9:00PM5.94m | 9:20AM5.61m | 9:39PM5.84m | 10:01AM5.51m | 10:22PM5.70m | 10:48AM5.38m | 11:11PM5.54m | 11:42AM5.27m | 00:10AM5.40m | 12:46PM5.21m | 1:18AM5.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.98m | 2:46AM0.99m | 2:56PM1.05m | 3:23AM1.06m | 3:34PM1.15m | 4:02AM1.16m | 4:15PM1.28m | 4:45AM1.27m | 5:02PM1.42m | 5:35AM1.39m | 5:58PM1.55m | 6:35AM1.49m | 7:05PM1.60m | ||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 333 | 340 | 296 | 290 | — | 146 | 162 | 127 | 99 | 96 | 88 | 68 | 50 | 32 | 68 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | W 13 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 12 | W 18 | N 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 17 | W 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 235 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 230 | 26 | 3 | 230 | 217 | 40 | 3 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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