Godrevy Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for Godrevy over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a slow burner. There’s a big gap of days with hardly anything worth paddling for, and the ocean takes its time to get its act together. The first real chance of a surf doesn’t show up until the middle of the second week, so you’ve got a long stretch of quiet days to sit through.

The water temp at Godrevy is sitting at about 65°F, which is a touch warmer than we’d normally expect for this time of year—nothing extreme, but a nice little bonus if you’re in the water.

For the first several days, from Sunday the 2nd right through the next week, it’s a tough watch. The swell is tiny, the wind is messy, and the wave comment is consistently “poor surf conditions.” There’s a brief spike Wednesday morning the 5th with a 7ft swell from the W, but it’s caught in a fresh cross-onshore wind that’s going to chop it up proper. That one’s for the kites, not the paddle. The combined energy on that day hits 648—moderate to strong—but without the wind to match, it’s just a lumpy mess.

We don’t see any scores above zero until we get to Saturday the 15th. That morning, things start to shift. The swell is a clean 5ft out of the W, with a period of 8 seconds, and a light NNE breeze making for a cross-shore texture. The combined energy is 339, which is solid moderate energy. It’s rated as marginal, but it’s the first real sign of life.

The real standout, and the one worth circling on your calendar, is Sunday morning the 16th of August. This is the best we’re going to get. The swell holds steady at 5ft from the W, with an 8-second period, but the wind turns glassy—dead calm, offshore from the ESE. The combined energy sits at 349. For Godrevy, that’s a recipe for clean, fun waves. It’s a beginner-friendly break, but when it’s glassy like that, everyone’s going to be smiling. The report says “expect good surf conditions,” and I’m with it. This is the one to aim for.

Through the rest of that day and into Monday the 17th, the swell sticks around—6ft on Monday morning—but the wind swings back onshore or cross-onshore, and the quality drops off again. Get on that Sunday morning window while it’s clean.

So, bottom line: a long, quiet wait, then a golden Sunday morning. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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