Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's take a look at what's on offer for our region.

Honestly, for the next week and a half, it's a bit of a flat spell. We're looking at a long stretch from now until late in the window where the swell just isn't putting in the work. The only break in the whole area is Crantock (a river mouth setup), and we're going to be waiting a while for anything worthwhile.

Starting out, through the first week of July, we've got tiny swell, mostly under 3 feet, coming from the west. The water temp is sitting around 61°, which is pretty much average for this time of year. The wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, and the combined wave energy is weak. It's clean at times, like Wednesday morning the 8th when it goes glassy, but the swell is just too small and weak to get excited about. Later in that first week, we get some cleaner offshore winds, but the swell period drops way down to 5 or 6 seconds and the energy tanks, so it's not doing anything for us.

The real standout, and the only time I'd bother paddling out, is on Sunday the 19th of July. We get a solid ESE offshore breeze at 16 mph, which will clean the river mouth up nicely. The swell from the west bumps up to about 2 feet, but the period jumps to 12-13 seconds, pushing the combined energy to a moderate level. That’s the best we’re going to see. It's not big, but that longer period and clean offshore wind will make for some tidy, surfable little runners on the bank. Keep in mind, Crantock can get busy, so expect some local crew out there for this.

Before that, there are some clean and glassy days, especially around the 14th to 18th, but the swell is tiny and the energy is next to nothing. Don't get your hopes up for those.

So, for this whole stretch, mark your calendar for Sunday the 19th of July at Crantock. That's your best bet.

Rusty.

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