Surf Forecasts:
Crantock surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, W swell with 635 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Crantock this week:
The surf forecast for Crantock over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Crantock in the next 16 days are 1.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Crantock over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk Crantock in feet and miles per hour.
Truth is, it’s a bummer of a forecast. From Saturday the 12th right through the 16-day window, there’s not a single standout session. It’s just a long, flat, or blown-out run.
Starting Saturday the 12th of September through to Monday the 21st, it’s poor across the board. Winds are mostly cross, cross-on, or straight onshore – moderate to fresh – with lumpy chop. We see a moderate combined energy up to 574 (Sunday 13th morning) but the waves are still messy with a 6ft, 10-second period swell from the west and a cross-onshore wind. Not worth your time.
Tuesday the 22nd of September brings a light 6 mph south wind, cross-offshore, and clean conditions. But the swell is only 1ft with a combined energy of 35. Barely a ripple. Wednesday the 23rd is similar with clean, light wind and just 2ft. Thursday the 24th gives us a clean offshore from the southeast at 16 mph, but only 1ft. Then Friday the 25th is clean with a light offshore but still only 2ft.
Saturday the 26th sees a little more juice at 2ft to 2ft with combined energy of 114, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy.
The last day in the window, Sunday the 27th of September, has a 6ft swell from the west-northwest, but it’s a short 6-second period with a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind. It’ll be lumpy and blown out – more of a kite day than a surf day.
So, plain and simple: no decent surf at Crantock for this whole stretch. Seventeen days and nothing worth paddling for. It happens. Best to wait and hope the next system changes things.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 345 | 625 | 567 | 377 | 262 | 189 | 169 | 127 | 195 | 479 | 364 | 300 | 595 | 408 | 120 | 192 | 293 | 499 | 359 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:36AM6.73m | 6:54PM6.99m | 7:12AM6.75m | 7:29PM6.87m | 7:47AM6.62m | 8:04PM6.58m | 8:20AM6.34m | 8:38PM6.17m | 8:54AM5.95m | 9:13PM5.69m | 9:30AM5.49m | 9:51PM5.16m | 10:10AM5.00m | 10:36PM4.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.03m | 1:15AM-0.02m | 1:28PM0.07m | 1:48AM0.15m | 2:02PM0.27m | 2:19AM0.45m | 2:34PM0.59m | 2:50AM0.85m | 3:07PM1.01m | 3:22AM1.30m | 3:42PM1.48m | 3:59AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.95m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 625 | 567 | 377 | 262 | 189 | 169 | 127 | 195 | 2 | 364 | 300 | 595 | 408 | 120 | 83 | 293 | 499 | 359 | 289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 12 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | 82 | — | — | 59 | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 6 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 201 | 345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 479 | 21 | 98 | 52 | — | 112 | 192 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 205 | 3 | 135 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 230 | 97 | 48 | 135 | 217 | 230 | 230 | 74 | 97 | 205 | 3 |
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