Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what's happening at Plentzia.

To be straight with you, the next couple weeks are looking pretty damn quiet. The water temp is sitting at 75°F, which feels much warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing worth noting for a while. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions and tiny waves to get through.

The first whiff of anything rideable comes on Wednesday morning, the 26th of August. We'll see a pathetic 0.8ft swell from the WNW at a short 7 seconds. The energy is weak, and while the wind is light and cross-offshore, keeping it clean, this is strictly longboard or foamie territory.

Thursday the 27th is a little better. Morning is still tiny, but the afternoon shows a 1ft wave from the WNW with the energy just starting to build. The wind turns offshore from the ESE, which is a big positive for clean faces. Still, these are very ordinary, weak waves.

We finally get some size on Friday the 28th of August with a 5ft NW swell, but the wind is onshore and messy all day, so forget about quality. Saturday the 29th of August morning is the biggest tease of the first week: 5ft of NW swell with glassy conditions. Sounds perfect, right? But the energy is only moderate, and the period is just 9 seconds, so while it’s the best-looking window early on, it’s still just surfable, not a standout.

Sunday morning the 30th of August is another glassy window with 3ft NW swell, but again, nothing to write home about.

Now, the one day you really need to have marked is the morning of Tuesday, the 8th of September. We’re looking at a solid 4ft NW groundswell with a period of 19 seconds – that’s very long period energy, which brings proper shape and power. The combined wave energy is a massive 1242, which is strong. The wind is clean from the SW at 10 km/h. For a spot that rarely breaks, this could be the session of the month if it all comes together. Just remember it's a long way out, so treat it as a promising possibility, not a guarantee.

Before that, Monday the 7th of September morning has a clean, smaller 3ft wave with offshore wind, but the Tuesday morning session is the real prize.

After that, the wind goes onshore again and the swell backs off, leaving us with tiny, poor waves into the second week of September. It's a long, dry spell between sets at Plentzia.

Stay patient, keep that Tuesday the 8th circled, and as always, check the banks before you paddle out.

Rusty.

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