Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty again, giving it to you straight. We’re looking at a tough stretch for Crantock over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be honest, the whole 16-day window is looking pretty grim, with nothing that really gets the heart pumping. It’s a long, dry spell with “poor surf conditions” tagged on nearly every session.

The water temp is about 66°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least the water won't bite.

We kick off with a proper flat spell. Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th are basically a write-off, with tiny 0.7ft to 3ft swell and onshore or cross-onshore winds making a mess. The combined energy is weak, and there’s just nothing to work with.

Now, there is a little blip mid-week. On Wednesday the 12th, we finally see a pulse. The morning brings a 3ft swell from the west with a 10-second period, and the combined energy climbs to a modest level. The winds are light and cross-offshore, so the surface will be clean. Then into the afternoon, it gets even better—the wind goes glassy, and the swell bumps up to 3ft from the west with a 9-second period (energy picks up even more). This is the only real window of the entire forecast. It’s a river break, fairly consistent, and a beginner-friendly spot, so for a few hours it might offer a few fun little runners. Don’t expect bombs, but it’ll be the cleanest waves we see all fortnight.

After that, it’s back to the grind. From Thursday the 13th all the way through to Monday the 24th, it’s a long slog of poor to ordinary conditions. We get some bigger swell—like 5ft on Friday the 21st and 5ft on the afternoon—but it’s coming with howling onshore and cross-onshore winds from the NW and NNW, gusting up to 19 mph or more. That sets up a lumpy, choppy mess. The combined energy on those days can get into a moderate range, but the quality is shot. For a beach and river setup like this, that combo is more interesting for kite surfers than for us paddle surfers.

So, to sum it up: the standout is Wednesday the 12th afternoon. It’s the only time the stars align for a bit of clean, glassy, surfable waves. Everything else in the 16-day window is a write-off. That’s a rough run, but that’s how it goes sometimes around here. Forecasts can always change, but right now, the waiting game is on.

Rusty.

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