Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s happening with Plentzia over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a tough run. The 16-day window opens with a real flat spell. We’re looking at a gap of several days with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for. The first chance we get to even think about a surf is on Saturday the 11th, and even then, it’s a struggle.

The water is sitting at 74°, which is 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, so at least you won’t need a thick wetsuit if you do go for a dip.

From Saturday the 11th through to Sunday the 12th, we get the best of a pretty poor lot. The swell is tiny, only pushing 1ft to 3ft from the NW and WNW. The combined wave energy is weak, barely cracking 80 to 135 (weak to moderate). The real killer here is that Plentzia is sheltered and rarely breaks, so it needs a lot more push to get going. The period on Saturday morning is a long 12 seconds, which is groundswell, but with that height, it’s not showing much. The winds do swing offshore from the ESE on Sunday morning, which is a major positive and will give us clean, glassy conditions at the break.

There is no standout here. The surf is just too inconsistent and small. The scores for every single session are a zero or a one, telling you it’s "poor surf conditions" or "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". Even when the wind is good, there’s just no energy. On Monday the 13th, the swell bumps up to 3ft, but the period drops to a weak 7 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore, making it a messy, choppy mess. The energy is still weak (95).

After the 13th, it drops right off again. From Monday afternoon through to the end of the forecast on Wednesday the 22nd, it’s a dead loss. We’re looking at tiny waves, 0.7ft to 3ft, with periods all over the shop and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. The combined energy values are pathetic, mostly between 5 and 68 (weak). There are a few glassy mornings in there, but with zero swell, you’re just floating.

Overall, this is a blank run. There’s nothing here for any level of surfer. Best leave the board in the van and maybe check a forecast for somewhere else. Sometimes it’s just like this.

Rusty.

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