Surf Forecasts:
Crantock surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period, W swell with 1,891 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crantock this week:
The surf forecast for Crantock over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Crantock in the next 16 days are 2.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crantock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’ll switch it to feet and miles for you now. Rusty here again. Same deal—Crantock looks like a bust for the next 16 days. We get plenty of push from the swell, but the wind always screws it up.
Starting Saturday September 5th, we’ve got a WNW swell around 5ft, with a decent 11 second period, and a moderate energy reading of (485). But that cross-onshore wind from the WNW at 6 mph makes it a marginal call with questionable tide. Don’t bother. That afternoon is the same story, just worse.
Sunday the 6th is a clean day for the wind—offshore from the SSE at 19 mph—but the swell is tiny, only 2ft from the west. The energy is weak (85), and it’s not worth the paddle.
Monday the 7th brings the biggest swell of the stretch: 8ft from the west, with a very long 13 second period and a strong energy of (1783). That’s proper power. But the cross-onshore wind is howling at 16 mph from the west, making it a choppy mess. Crantock under those conditions is really only for the kite crew, not for a traditional paddle session.
From there, it’s a week of onshore winds and decent swell, never quite coming together. By Monday the 14th, it’s flat—waves barely 1ft and energy so low it’s not worth mentioning. That flat spell drags on, with only tiny bumps on the 16th and 17th, but still ruined by strong wind.
The best we see is a glassy, calm moment on Saturday September 19th in the afternoon, but with only 1ft of swell, it’s a dead calm with no surfable waves.
There is no standout day here. No hidden gem. It’s a long, quiet period for Crantock. Unfortunate, but it happens. Keep your board waxed and your eyes on the charts.
Catch you later, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 545 | 326 | 153 | 78 | 73 | 188 | 1632 | 1266 | 1198 | 587 | 480 | 474 | 189 | 89 | 116 | 293 | 641 | 623 | 632 | 382 | 429 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:48AM5.04m | 00:35AM4.84m | 1:21PM4.91m | 2:12AM4.87m | 2:52PM5.18m | 3:32AM5.24m | 4:00PM5.69m | 4:31AM5.74m | 4:52PM6.23m | 5:18AM6.20m | 5:36PM6.65m | 5:59AM6.54m | 6:16PM6.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM1.87m | 7:09AM2.02m | 8:06PM1.87m | 8:47AM1.83m | 9:32PM1.48m | 9:59AM1.38m | 10:33PM0.96m | 10:53AM0.87m | 11:22PM0.49m | 11:38AM0.44m | 00:03AM0.14m | 12:17PM0.15m | 00:40AM-0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | N 5 | W 12 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 545 | 326 | 153 | 78 | 73 | 152 | 1632 | — | — | 587 | — | — | 49 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 641 | 623 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NNW 4 | N 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 20 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | W 12 | W 10 | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1266 | 1198 | — | 480 | 474 | 189 | 89 | 116 | 293 | — | — | 632 | 382 | 429 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 33 | 3 | 230 | 230 | 149 | 48 | 230 | 144 | 97 | 217 | 217 | 258 | 217 | 325 | 230 | 230 | 74 |
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