Godrevy Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's give it to you straight. This 16-day stretch is a test, a real grind. We're looking at a long, dry spell with barely anything on offer for the first week and a half. The first real chance of a wave isn't until around the 19th or 20th, and that's a whole ten days away. You might want to find something else to do with your time.

The whole start is flat. We're talking tiny, weak pulses from the WNW. On the 8th and 9th, you've got ankle-biters at 1 to 2 feet, and the energy is weak, reading between 20 and 40. The winds are light and clean early on, but there's just no power. By the 10th, the wind goes onshore out of the NNE and chops up the little bit of swell that's there. The 11th gives us some offshore flow, but the swell is still nothing. It's a total write-off.

Finally, on the 12th, there's a little pulse. Swell comes up to around 3 to 3 feet, and the energy climbs to the low 100s. It's the first real sign of life, and the surface is clean. But it's not epic, not by a long shot. The swell direction is shifting to the west and WSW, which is a good sign for Godrevy. But that window slams shut on the 13th when the wind goes onshore out of the NW. The 14th and 15th are choppy and cross-on, and the surf gets smaller. So you get one average day on the 12th, and that's it.

The most notable day on the whole calendar is the 19th. A proper surge of WNW energy arrives. Swell jumps to 7 to 8 feet, and the energy readings are strong, hitting 480 to 597. But the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it's going to be a lumpy, messy beast. The period is short, around 7 to 8 seconds, so it's not going to have any real shape. This is a washing machine. It's also pushing past the 5-foot mark, which is too much for beginners. You need to know what you're doing.

The 20th is the biggest, with a peak of about 8 feet on Thursday morning. The energy is very strong at 940, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore out of the west. This is big, raw power with poor quality, squarely in the expert-only zone. With a period of 9 seconds, it won't be a clean groundswell. It's going to be a powerful, bumpy, and challenging session. Honestly, this looks like it could be a better day for the kite surfers than the paddle surfers, with that much wind and chop.

The last few days, the 21st through the 23rd, settle down again. Swell drops back to 4 feet and then down to around 2 feet, with cross-shore winds. There's one morning on the 21st with a light cross-shore wind and a 4-foot WNW swell, but the energy has dropped to 348, and the forecast comments call it "marginal." It's just not clean or consistent enough to get excited about.

So, here's the plan. If you're desperate for a surf, the 12th is your day for a few small, clean ones. For the bigger stuff, the 20th is the biggest, but it's going to be a battle, not a pleasure cruise. This window is mostly about waiting it out. There's not much to get stoked about.

Keep an eye on it, though. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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