Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window for Plentzia is a tough one. I’m looking at the charts, and honestly, there’s nothing that even sniffs at a standout session. The swell is almost entirely from the north and north-west, which is the wrong direction for this sheltered spot; it needs WNW for any kind of shape. We’ve got a long stretch here where the quality just isn’t there. It’s going to feel like a bit of a flat spell.

Looking at the first chance of anything rideable: Monday morning, July 20th. We’ll see a weak 4ft swell from the north with a short period of 6 seconds, so just messy, wind-chop waves. Combined energy is weak at 129, and a light NE cross-off shore wind might keep the surface clean, but that’s about the only positive. The water temp is 75°F, which is over 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that's very unusual, pretty wild to feel that warm bath.

The next few days are a write-off. Tuesday and Wednesday have tiny, short-period swell and poor wind directions. On Wednesday the 22nd, we get a glassy morning with a tiny 3ft swell, but the energy is only 68 – barely a ripple. Thursday, the 23rd, the swell drops to 2ft.

Then we hit a real dead zone. From Friday the 24th through to Sunday the 26th of July, we’re looking at swell under 2ft and onshore winds from the west-northwest blowing hard – 18 to 22 mph. That’s pure chop, not surfable. The combined energy drops to as low as 16 (16). It’s basically flat.

Monday, July 27th, we see a spike in energy to 242 and 282, with the swell bumping up to 4ft, but it’s from the NW with a 9-10 second period and onshore or cross-onshore wind. Again, the wrong combo for Plentzia. The sets will just be bumpy and ugly.

The closest we get to a passable session is on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 28th and 29th. The swell holds around 4ft from the NW with a 10-second period, and we finally get clean conditions with cross-offshore or glassy winds in the mornings. Combined energy is strong in the 300s (322 to 359), so there’s push behind it. But that north-west direction is still not the optimum for this break, so the waves will lack the shape we’d want. It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary.

After that, we go back into the doldrums. The end of July and the first few days of August are a mess of onshore wind and a messy swell direction. The 6ft swell on Thursday afternoon, July 30th, has moderate energy (373) but it’s from the NW with a short 8-second period and a cross-wind. That’s not inviting for a paddle out – honestly, with the strength of the wind and the lumpy texture, that setup looks way more interesting for a kite surfer than a surfer.

So, bottom line: don’t hold your breath. The few cleaner windows on the 28th and 29th of July are the only real options, but they’re average at best. Waves will be small, weak, and poorly shaped.

Rusty.

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