Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down what’s coming for Crantock. To be honest, it’s a pretty quiet spell. You’re looking at a solid week of small, weak surf with not much to get stoked about. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t pop up until Saturday 8 August, and even then it’s only just rideable. There’s a long gap of about a week where the waves are barely there and the wind is mostly messy.

From Friday 31 July right through to Friday 7 August, it’s flat and choppy. Swell heights are hovering around 0.6ft to 2ft, the energy is weak (well under 100), and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making it a mess. There’s a brief moment on Monday 3 August morning where it goes glassy, but the swell is only 2ft from the WSW with a period of 9 seconds – still not enough to get excited about. So, it’s a week of watching the tide.

Now, Saturday 8 August afternoon is where things start to shift. We’ve got a 3ft swell from the WSW, period 7 seconds, and the combined energy ticks up to 106 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the ENE, so it’s clean. That’s surfable, but it’s ordinary. The following day, Sunday 9 August morning, sees a 2ft swell from the SSW with a period of 9 seconds, energy at 115 (moderate), and a clean offshore wind from the SE. Still small, but it’s the best of a quiet bunch.

There’s a slight uptick on Tuesday 11 August afternoon with a 4ft swell from the NW, but the period is only 5 seconds and the wind is a cross-onshore 12 mph, so it’s choppy and not worth it. The last half-decent window is Wednesday 12 August morning: 2ft swell from the W, period 8 seconds, energy at 101 (moderate), and a clean cross-offshore breeze from the SSW. Again, it’s ordinary.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Monday 3 August morning. It’s a glassy morning with a 2ft swell from the WSW, period 9 seconds. The energy is only 80 (weak), but the glassy conditions make it the cleanest you’ll see in the whole 16 days. For a beginner spot like Crantock, that’s the window to get a few small, clean rollers. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.

Honestly, for the next week, the forecast is pretty grim. It’s a long blank run, but that’s not unusual for the area in summer. The best advice is to keep an eye on the Monday 3 August morning glass-off, or the slight bump on the 8th and 9th. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or both. It’s a waiting game, lads.

Rusty.

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