Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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Alright crew, Rusty here with the lowdown for the next couple weeks. It starts off pretty quiet and frustrating, but there's a proper window of goodness if you're patient.

The first few days are a bust. From the 13th to 14th you can find some surfable but very ordinary waves in the 3ft to 4ft range from the NW, but the wind is crossing offshore. It's clean enough for a paddle, but nothing special. Then from the 15th through the 18th, it's a right mess with onshore winds and junky swells. Tuesday the 15th is particularly foul with a short-period, wind-chopped 6ft from the WNW. That setup looks far more interesting for the kite surfers than for us.

Now, the real standout kicks off on Saturday the 19th of September. This is the one to get stoked about. Plentzia fires up with a very good pulse of NW groundswell. The morning looks unreal with a clean 7ft swell, a long period of 14 seconds, and a light offshore ESE breeze. The combined swell energy is pumping at 1640 (moderate to strong). The afternoon stays clean too with 6ft and cross-offshore winds. This is proper groundswell, so you'll get long, powerful sets. It will be over head for most, so if you're a beginner, maybe take a raincheck.

Sunday the 20th keeps the goods coming. The morning is glassy, completely calm with that same NW groundswell dropping slightly to 5ft. The afternoon reignites with a 7ft NNW swell and 14-second period, pushing the energy to 1784. Another day of very good surf, clean and well-shaped.

Monday the 21st is the absolute gem of this run. A glassy morning delivers 7ft of NW swell at 14 seconds with a combined energy of 1850. That is powerful, strong energy. The waves will be solid, lined up, and with that long period, the sets will be proper. This is strictly for the experienced crew, as it will be solid double overhead.

After that, the swell slowly fades through the week. Tuesday the 22nd is still good with 5ft to 5ft and glassy morning winds, then Wednesday the 23rd is clean but down to 4ft. By Thursday the 24th, we’re back to small, ordinary surf (3ft to 3ft), and from Friday the 25th onward, it drops off to almost flat with a few small, wind-affected ripples that aren't worth the drive.

Bottom line: don't even bother until the 19th. Then from the 19th through the 21st is the money window. Saturday the 19th, Monday the 21st and Sunday the 20th are your best bets for the biggest, cleanest, most powerful waves. Get out there and get some.

Rusty.

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