Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Crantock over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. The next 16 days are looking pretty grim. We're staring down a long, dry spell with next to nothing in the way of proper surf. The first few days are a write-off, and honestly, it doesn't get much better. We're looking at a stretch of maybe a week or more where the waves are just too small or too messy to bother with. The energy is weak, with the combined swell energy barely cracking 100 (81) on the Tuesday morning, and it just stays low. It's periods like this where you just have to accept that the ocean is having a rest.

Let's break it down. The water temp is sitting at 61°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so at least a wetsuit won't be a shock.

Tuesday the 7th through to the weekend? Forget it. The swell is tiny, 2 ft to 3 ft, and the wind is on it or cross-shore. It's all "poor surf conditions" in the data, and that's exactly what it'll be. By the time we get to Saturday the 12th, the swell drops to a pathetic 2 ft from the NNE with a period of just 5 seconds. That's windswell, not worth paddling for.

The second week is where things get a bit weird. The swell is practically non-existent, but we get some strong offshore winds. On Monday the 15th, we've got a solid 22 mph ESE wind blowing offshore, but the swell is a measly 1 ft. That's a kite session, not a surf session. The same story continues through the week. We get a bit of a pulse on the 20th of July, with a 3 ft wave from the north, but it's a short-period 5-second windswell, and the wind is cross-onshore, making it a choppy mess.

Honestly, if you're desperate for a paddle, you might find a tiny, clean wave on the morning of the 11th, when we have a 2 ft swell from the west with a 10-second period and a light cross-offshore breeze. The energy is still low (106), but it'll be clean. It won't be good, but it'll be clean.

The swell direction is from the west, which is, surprisingly, the optimum direction for this spot. But with the size so small and the energy so weak, that doesn't help much. The bottom line is there's no standout, no day to circle on the calendar. It's a long, flat patch. But keep your chin up – it never stays this quiet for long around here, and forecasts can change. For now, the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer at Crantock.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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