Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. I’ve scanned the next couple of weeks for Crantock, and I’ll tell you right now, it’s a rough patch. We’ve got a whole lot of nothing on the horizon, and I mean that in the most literal sense. The first recommendation doesn’t even show up until the 12th, and even then, it’s a struggle. There’s a gap of a few days at the start where you’re better off just waxing your board and staring at the ceiling.

That first little pulse on Wednesday the 12th is weak, with energy readings in the low hundreds (126). The swell is a tiny 3ft from the west with a light cross breeze. Honestly, it’s not enough to get excited about. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year too, which is something, I guess.

The swell tries to fill in a bit on Thursday the 13th, with the energy jumping to 329. The wave height gets up to 4ft from the west, but the wind is a cross-onshore, chopping it all up. It's just messy. Friday the 14th holds similar energy (159) but stays onshore and junky.

Then we get a bit of a let-up in size, but the wind turns fresh and cross-onshore on Saturday the 15th, making it lumpy and pretty unpleasant. Sunday the 16th is more of the same, with the swell dropping back down. It's a real battle just to find something rideable.

Now, there is a glimmer, and it comes on Tuesday the 19th of August. The swell is pushing 5ft with an energy reading of 327. It’s from the NNW, and the wind is virtually nothing, almost glassy. This is the standout of the whole period. But here’s the catch, and it’s a big one: the period is only 6 seconds, which is pure windswell. It’s going to be a bit crumbly and disorganized, and for a river break like Crantock, that’s not ideal. Still, if you’re desperate for a paddle, Tuesday morning is your best bet by a long way. The Wednesday the 20th has a similar size and energy (307) but the period is still short and the wind picks up again.

The rest of the second week into the 24th is a sorry tale of weak, short-period swells and cross-shore winds. There’s some clean conditions on the 21st and 22nd thanks to an offshore kick, but with waves around 2ft to 3ft, it’s not going to be doing much. For the love of God, if you see anything over 5ft with this kind of wind and short period, just leave it. The whole setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle, honestly.

Keep the faith, but don’t hold your breath. This is a blank stretch.

Rusty.

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