Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee and listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Crantock. Got to be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for this stretch of coast. The water’s sitting at 65°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only good news. The swell energy is going to be all over the place, starting strong at 1632 but it drops off fast, and the wind just doesn’t want to play nice.

Monday the 7th kicks things off with a 7ft W swell pushing in, but the wind is a cross-on from the WNW at 16 mph, making it a choppy, messy mess. The energy is strong at 1632, but it’s not doing anyone any favors. That afternoon it's the same story, just a bit smaller, still cross-on and messy. Honestly, the first few days are a total write-off.

Tuesday the 8th, the swell is still there, around 7ft, but the wind swings onshore from the NNW at 16 mph and then kicks up to 22 mph in the afternoon. This is not surfable. It’s just a washing machine out there.

We get a little reprieve from the size on Wednesday the 9th, dropping to 5ft, but the wind stays cross-on from the NNW. The energy has fallen to 331, which is weak, and it’s still not clean. The weekend is looking flat and blown out. By Thursday the 10th, the swell is down to a tiny 2ft with weak energy around 44, and that’s about as exciting as it gets.

There is a glimmer on Friday the 11th morning. The swell bumps back up to 5ft from the W, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SW. It’s still not perfect, but the energy is back up to 356. It’s the most surfable it’s been all week, but it’s only a brief window before the wind shifts onshore again. That afternoon and into Saturday the 12th it drops back down and gets messy again.

Sunday the 13th brings a bit more size, 5ft, but it's cross-on and choppy, so no good. Monday the 14th morning is clean with a light cross-offshore, but the swell has dropped to 4ft. It’s not great, but it might be the pick of a very poor bunch.

The second week is where it really starts to fall apart. Bigger swell rolls in on Tuesday the 15th, 6ft, but it’s accompanied by a fresh, cross-onshore wind at 22 mph. It’s a complete lumpy mess, and the long 11-second period won’t help. The energy is strong at 718, but the conditions will be horrible.

From the 16th through the 22nd, the swell is almost non-existent, mostly below 3ft, and what's there is battered by fresh to strong winds. There’s no consistency and no clean windows. The combined energy is mostly in the weak two-digit range, which tells you everything. Towards the end of the period, on the 20th, 21st, and 22nd, the swell just dies to almost nothing.

There are no standouts here. None. If I had to point at a less-bad option, it’s the Friday morning on the 11th, but even then, it’s just about getting wet rather than getting good waves. The river mouth setup might offer a bit of shelter but it’s not going to save this forecast. For the next 16 days, you’re best off finding something else to do. This looks more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone paddling.

This is a blank stretch for surfing. It happens in this area. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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