Kennack Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into what’s cooking at Kennack Sands over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a bleak outlook. The wave energy is barely a whisper for the first week and a half. The water is hanging around 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing your toes off, but that’s the only good news.

There’s a long, empty stretch with no real surf from now all the way through to the 23rd of September. I’m talking flat, or close enough that you’d be floating around for nothing. On the 23rd, a weak little pulse shows up – 3ft from the ESE, but with a useless 5-second period and a fresh cross-onshore wind making it lumpy. The energy is only 40 – that’s pathetic. Don’t bother.

The rest of the month stays grim. On the 26th, Saturday afternoon, we finally see the biggest swell of the whole forecast – a bit over 4ft from the ESE, but with a terrible 4-second period and a moderate cross-onshore wind, so it’ll be a choppy mess with energy at 86. For a sheltered beginner spot, that’s not beginner-friendly and the quality is completely wrecked. The 27th, Sunday afternoon, the wind turns offshore from the WNW, which is good, but the swell is back down to a weak 3ft with a 5-second period, so you’re looking at fat, weak waves. The 28th looks similar – clean offshore breeze but tiny 3ft swell with no period.

The best you’re gonna get in this run is the 27th afternoon into the 28th. Kennack Sands (Cornwall) will have the cleanest conditions of the whole stretch with a moderate offshore wind, but it’s on tiny 3ft swell. It’s a “maybe take the log out for a paddle” kind of day, but don’t expect any real rides. The combined energy is only 49.

This is a proper blank run for the area. Don’t get your hopes up. Forecasts can always shift, but right now, it’s a whole lot of nothing.

Rusty.

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