Surf Forecasts:
Plentzia surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, WNW swell with 714 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N 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 Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Plentzia in the next 16 days are 2.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Plentzia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's talk Plentzia. It's a grim picture for the next couple weeks. The water is a balmy 75°, which is way warmer than normal, but that's the only warm thing about this forecast.
The first week is a total bust. From Monday the 20th right through Friday the 24th, the swell is tiny and weak. The combined energy is barely anything, dropping down to a paltry 21 on Friday afternoon. You're better off staying on the beach.
Things get bigger over the weekend of the 25th and 26th, but it's a total mess. A strong W to WNW wind is blowing straight onshore. The swell builds to 5 ft on Saturday and peaks at 8 ft on Sunday afternoon, with the energy hitting 753. But with that wind howling at 19 mph and more, the surf will be blown out and choppy. Honestly, with a beach break and these conditions, it's more of a kite surfing spot than a place to paddle out.
Monday and Tuesday of the next week (27th and 28th) still have some size, 6 ft dropping to 4 ft, but the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore. It's still no good.
Your only real hope is right at the tail end. On the morning of Wednesday the 29th, the wind goes glassy with a tiny, long-period NW swell of 3 ft and a 9-second period. The energy is low at 108, but it's the only session that gets a "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" tag. It's a short, clean window, but it's tiny.
Then again on the morning of the 30th, we get a clean cross-off wind and a 3 ft NW swell, and on the 2nd of August, another clean morning with a 3 ft swell. These are just fleeting moments of clean, knee-high surf.
For a break that rarely breaks and is this sheltered, a long flat spell is kind of expected. It's frustrating, but that's the way it goes.
Stay patient, lads.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 134 | 173 | 149 | 159 | 116 | 57 | 59 | 86 | 40 | 28 | 50 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 160 | 220 | 171 | 296 | 714 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:43AM3.16m | 10:03PM3.24m | 10:32AM2.97m | 10:56PM2.96m | 11:28AM2.81m | 11:58PM2.74m | 12:35PM2.72m | 1:13AM2.64m | 1:48PM2.73m | 2:26AM2.67m | 2:53PM2.84m | 3:24AM2.79m | 3:44PM3.00m | 4:10AM2.94m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.70m | 4:14AM0.77m | 4:34PM0.93m | 5:06AM1.01m | 5:35PM1.13m | 6:07AM1.18m | 6:45PM1.23m | 7:15AM1.26m | 7:57PM1.21m | 8:21AM1.21m | 8:59PM1.10m | 9:17AM1.09m | 9:50PM0.93m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 76 | 134 | 173 | 149 | 159 | 116 | 57 | 59 | 86 | 40 | 28 | 50 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 296 | 39 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | NW 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | NW 11 | N 15 | NNW 13 | — | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 17 | — | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 7 | 160 | 220 | 171 | — | 714 | 345 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 89 | 6 | 4 | 1718 | 206 | 505 | 1550 | 47 | 40 | 295 | 40 |
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