Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise on this forecast. It’s a grim outlook for Crantock, with a lot of flat and messy days. The water is sitting a touch warmer than usual at 19°, but that’s the only nice thing I can say.

Your first real shot at getting wet is Saturday the 22nd of August in the morning. There’s a tiny 2ft swell from the W with a 10-second period, giving a weak combined energy (118). The wind is a light easterly cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but the waves are barely there. It’s a long-period groundswell with no punch.

Sunday the 23rd is even smaller – 0.7ft of swell from the WSW with a very long 14-second period. The combined energy is a pathetic 38. It’s clean with a light cross-offshore, but you’ll be sitting on a flat board.

From Monday the 24th through the 25th, the energy is in the teens and twenties. The winds are offshore, keeping it clean, but the swell is essentially non-existent. You’re looking at a few days of nothing.

The next flicker comes on Wednesday the 26th of August afternoon. A 3ft W swell with an 8-second period pushes the combined energy to 203. The wind is a light cross-offshore, so it’s clean. It’s a very ordinary, choppy wave, but it’s the most energy you’ll see in a while.

Thursday the 27th of August morning is the pick of the litter. The wind goes glassy, and there’s a 3ft W swell with a 10-second period, giving a combined energy of 177. It’s clean and glassy, but still small. For a beginner or a longboarder, this is the window.

The end of the first week of September brings some size, but it’s a total loss. Thursday the 3rd of September afternoon has a 7ft W swell with an 8-second period, pushing combined energy to 501, but a 31 mph near-gale cross-shore wind is tearing it apart. That’s a complete mess.

There’s nothing to get excited about here. The best window is that Thursday morning (27th) with the glassy conditions, but it’s not a standout. The rest is a long, flat slog.

Rusty.

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