Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about this forecast. I’m looking at the upcoming swell window and honestly, the first week or so is pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions before things start to look interesting.

The first real chance to get wet doesn’t come until Tuesday, July 21st. Before that, from Friday the 17th through Monday the 20th, it’s all tiny, short-period windswell with poor surf. A lot of onshore or cross-onshore wind, dirty water, and just no energy. Not worth paddling out for.

Tuesday morning, July 21st, things tease us a little. Plentzia sees a cleanish window with light cross-offshore breezes from the NE. The swell is a modest 4 ft from the NNE, but the period is short at 6 seconds, so it’s not going to have much punch. The combined energy is weak at 97, so you’ll be hunting for scraps. This is a beginner-friendly break, but it rarely breaks, so don’t expect much. Still, it’s the cleanest the area will be for a while.

We then hit another rough patch from Wednesday the 22nd through Sunday the 27th. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, the swell stays small and weak, and the water gets choppy and lumpy. Nothing worth chasing.

The real standout comes on Monday, July 27th. Plentzia lights up in the morning. We’ve got offshore wind from the E at 6 mph, making for clean conditions. The swell is 3 ft from the NNW with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy is 80 – still weak, but the offshore wind will make the most of it. This is the best call in the whole forecast period: clean, small, but surfable.

Then Tuesday, July 28th morning, things get interesting again. The wind goes glassy from the ESE, and the swell jumps to 3 ft from the NNW, but the period stretches to 10 seconds. That’s a longer period groundswell, and the combined energy hits 233 – moderate energy. That’s a solid, clean pulse for a sheltered spot like Plentzia. The offshore wind and glassy conditions will make for some really clean, fun waves. After that, the wind turns onshore again in the afternoon and ruins it.

Into the second week, things get bigger but less clean. Wednesday the 29th has a 4 ft NW swell with a 12-second period and strong energy (425), but the wind is onshore. Thursday the 30th sees a 7 ft NW swell in the afternoon, which is too big for beginners and only for experts if the wind plays ball, but it’s cross-onshore and messy. Friday the 31st has a 6 ft NW swell with cross-shore wind – still not great.

Bottom line: The best surf on offer is the Monday, July 27th morning session at Plentzia with clean offshore wind, and the Tuesday, July 28th morning glass-off. Both are small but clean. The bigger pulses later in the second week are wind-affected and not worth the effort unless you’re desperate.

Rusty.

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