Crantock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Crantock over the next couple of weeks. Straight up – this is a tough one. The 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for decent surf at this spot. I've got nothing but poor surf conditions across the board, so no standout days to get excited about. Crantock is a river break that's usually fairly consistent, so a blank run like this is a bit of a rare thing around here. Still, forecasts can turn, so don't bin the boards just yet.

The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 65° with a 3° anomaly – that's notable but not extreme.

Starting out Sunday July 19, morning has a 3 ft swell from the NNW, but with a cross-off SSE breeze at 9 mph, it's not doing much – combined wave energy is a weak 46, and the wave comment says poor. Afternoon goes glassy with a 2 ft north swell, but still poor. Monday July 20 is similar – 2 ft in the morning, ENE 6 mph cross-off; afternoon gets cross-on N wind at 12 mph and choppy. Tuesday July 21 sees tiny 1 ft WNW swell, but cross-on winds ruin it. Wednesday July 22 has a bit more size – 3 ft from the north – but a stiff NNE 16 mph cross-on makes it messy. Thursday July 23 stays poor with 3 ft north swell and cross-on wind. By Friday July 24, swell drops to 1.0 ft, then a tiny 0.3 ft south-west groundswell in the afternoon with 13-second period – that's a long period, but it's onshore and barely any energy (15). Not worth a paddle.

Saturday July 25 – 3 ft NW swell, onshore NNW 12 mph. Sunday July 26 morning sees the biggest swell of the whole window – 5 ft from the WNW with a period of 7 seconds, and combined energy hits 181 – moderate energy. But it's onshore wind at 12 mph, so it'll be a bumpy mess. Afternoon goes cross-on, still poor. Monday July 27 morning has 4 ft west swell, light cross-on NNW breeze – the cleanest of the lot but still poor surf quality. Rest of the week remains poor with onshore or cross-on winds and small to moderate swell.

The first week of August looks no better: 2 ft WNW swell on Saturday August 1, cross-on winds; Sunday August 2 2 ft west swell, light cross-on; Monday August 3 2 ft west swell with a cross-shore NNE wind – but still poor. Nothing here that's going to get the pulse racing. Crantock needs that optimum west swell with offshore SE wind, and we're just not getting that combo in this forecast. If you're desperate, the cleanest conditions might be Monday July 27 morning with a light cross-off, but it's still poor. Honestly, this stretch is a pass. Hang tight – things will turn around.

Rusty

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