Surf Forecasts:
Plentzia surf forecast from 30 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 1 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, NW swell with 505 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Plentzia this week:
The surf forecast for Plentzia over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Plentzia in the next 16 days are 1.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Plentzia over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 505 | 453 | 357 | 299 | 230 | 115 | 71 | 292 | 213 | 154 | 110 | 32 | 58 | 50 | 100 | 88 | 53 | 37 | 28 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16AM3.23m | 6:30PM3.48m | 6:51AM3.23m | 7:05PM3.48m | 7:26AM3.20m | 7:40PM3.46m | 8:01AM3.16m | 8:16PM3.40m | 8:39AM3.10m | 8:54PM3.32m | 9:21AM3.04m | 9:37PM3.23m | 10:09AM2.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.54m | 12:13PM0.59m | 00:41AM0.52m | 12:49PM0.58m | 1:17AM0.52m | 1:24PM0.60m | 1:54AM0.56m | 2:01PM0.65m | 2:31AM0.60m | 2:39PM0.72m | 3:11AM0.66m | 3:22PM0.81m | 3:57AM0.73m | 4:12PM0.89m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | 9:55 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NW 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 284 | 505 | 453 | 357 | 299 | 230 | 115 | 71 | 292 | 213 | 154 | 110 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 100 | 58 | 43 | 37 | 28 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | WNW 9 | NNE 5 | NW 10 | N 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 68 | — | — | 9 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 50 | 32 | 88 | 53 | 20 | 18 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 58 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 131 |
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