Surf Forecasts:
Crantock surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, W swell with 638 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crantock this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Crantock in the next 16 days are 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) 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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crantock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on offer for Crantock over the next couple of weeks.
Right then, straight up, this is a tough outlook. We’ve got a serious dry spell on the cards. From August 3rd all the way through to August 11th, conditions are consistently poor, so you won’t find me recommending a paddle for that entire stretch. That’s a solid nine days of flat or ugly surf.
Things start to perk up slightly on Monday morning, August 12th. We’ve got a clean pulse of swell arriving at Crantock. The wind turns offshore from the ESE, keeping the surface clean. The swell is coming from the North with a short, weak period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy is only moderate at 182. It’s a small, clean wave, around 5 ft, which is plenty for most of us, though the short period means it won’t have much push behind it. This is a river break, so that clean, offshore wind is a major plus for the shape.
Tuesday the 13th sees a bit more swell from the North, but the wind swings onshore from the WSW, killing the quality straight away. Wednesday the 14th through the rest of the window is a write-off, with tiny, onshore slop.
Forget any idea of big groundswell. The one time a long-period pulse shows up on the 17th and 18th, the swell is basically flat (0.3 ft) and the wind is howling onshore from the NNW and NW. The water temperature is about normal for this time of year.
So, the only real standout in this whole 16-day window is that morning on August 12th at Crantock. Clean, small, and rideable. The rest is a waiting game. Keep your eyes on the charts, folks; it never stays this bad forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 58 | 94 | 122 | 159 | 375 | 569 | 343 | 383 | 151 | 73 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:53AM6.08m | 9:10PM6.24m | 9:31AM5.93m | 9:50PM6.01m | 10:14AM5.70m | 10:37PM5.70m | 11:05AM5.42m | 11:35PM5.36m | 12:10PM5.16m | 00:49AM5.10m | 1:31PM5.06m | 2:14AM5.08m | 2:54PM5.26m | 3:33AM5.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.74m | 3:29AM0.78m | 3:43PM0.93m | 4:08AM1.00m | 4:26PM1.18m | 4:56AM1.30m | 5:21PM1.47m | 5:56AM1.60m | 6:33PM1.72m | 7:16AM1.78m | 8:03PM1.75m | 8:46AM1.70m | 9:29PM1.47m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | N 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 77 | 58 | 94 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | W 10 | NNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 12 | W 10 | N 6 | N 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 13 | WNW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 122 | 159 | 375 | 569 | 343 | 383 | 151 | 73 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 12 | 4 | 494 | 217 | 239 | 566 | 217 | 269 | 633 | 231 | 248 | 401 | 537 | 248 | 391 | 230 | 38 | 16 | 39 | 230 |
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