Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead, and it’s gonna test your patience.

The water is running much warmer than usual for this time of year, coming in at 75°F at Plentzia when we first get a wave. It’s a nice thought, but it’s not gonna make up for the lack of swell.

We're looking at a real dry spell from now until the 21st. There’s just nothing doing – a few knee-high wobbles with weak energy in the double digits, like that 78 on the 16th, but nothing you’d even bother waxing up for. The wind is mostly cross or onshore, and the swell direction is all over the place. It’s a waiting game.

Finally, on Friday morning, the 21st, things get a little interesting. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the NNW with a period of 10 seconds and the energy jumps to a moderate 386. The wind is light and cross-offshore, which will keep it clean. It’s still not world-class, and the score is marginal, but it’s the first real sign of life. You might get a few fun ones if you’re desperate.

We get a bit of a pulse on Monday the 24th, with a bigger, stronger WNW swell. The morning shows 7ft with energy at 559, but the wind is light cross-onshore. By the afternoon, it’s a mess: the swell pushes 12ft, but the wind is howling onshore at 19 mph and the energy is a strong 1409. This is just a blown-out, dangerous situation for a sheltered, rarely-breaking spot like Plentzia. It’s not a surf day; it looks more interesting for the kite crew.

The rest of the run into the end of the month is more of the same – small, weak, and mostly messy. A few glassy mornings are on offer, like on the 27th, 28th, and 29th, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. The 29th has a bit of a pulse, a clean 2ft from the NW with an offshore ESE wind, but it’s still pretty ordinary. We also see the wind really picking up on the 30th and 31st, but it’s mostly onshore and the ride is over.

Look, it’s a tough outlook. Plentzia is a fickle, sheltered spot that rarely breaks, and this forecast is showing exactly that. The one bright spot is that Friday the 21st morning, and even that’s a "maybe." The bigger swell on the 24th is a no-go due to the wind. Keep your expectations low, and maybe check back closer to the day. Forecasts can change.

Rusty, out.

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