Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Plentzia over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – the outlook is a tough one. There’s a long, dry spell ahead with hardly anything worth paddling out for.

For the first twelve days, from Wednesday the 12th right through to Tuesday the 26th of August, it’s a real struggle. The forecast keeps spitting out “poor surf conditions” across the board. There’s a stretch from the 12th all the way until the 25th where the score is zero – absolutely no quality on offer. You’ll see tiny bumps, weak windswell, and cross-onshore junk. It’s a blank run that’s pretty normal for this area when the stars don’t align. The swell energy is weak, mostly sitting in double digits (59 to 165 range) until we get a slight kick around the 20th, but even then the wind messes it up.

The one faint glimmer comes right at the tail end. On Tuesday morning the 25th, we finally see a score of 1 out of 10 with “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” The combined energy hits 184, a moderate pulse, and the swell is 4 ft from the NW with a 8-second period. The wind is glassy from the east – dead calm – and that’s a major positive. You’ll get clean, tidy little waves at Plentizia, but don’t expect any power. It’s small and a bit weak, but at least it’s rideable. The water temp is sitting at a lovely 74 °F, about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit.

Come Tuesday afternoon, the wind swings to a light cross-off from the NE at 9 mph, keeping it clean. Again, 4 ft NW swell with moderate energy (160). It’s still nothing to write home about, but it’s the best we’ve got. After that, it fades again into poor conditions by Wednesday the 26th.

I wouldn’t get too excited about that late burst on the 27th – Thursday morning shows 7 ft from the NW, energy jumping to 527, but the wind is onshore and messy. That’s a big, blown-out wall for experts only, and the quality rating is still zero. For anyone pushing into the second week, that’s the only real size, but it’s not a stand-out for a good session.

So, here it is: the one and only window worth a look is Tuesday the 25th of August, early morning at Plentzia. Glassy, clean, small NW swell. It’s not a classic, but it’s the best on offer. Everything else is a hard pass.

Stay patient, mate. It won’t stay poor forever.

Rusty

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