Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you—looking at Plentzia over the next couple of weeks, we've got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions before a potential late-month spike in size. It's a slow burn.

Right now, into mid-July, the surf is pretty much flat. We're seeing tiny waves, mostly around 1 ft to 2 ft, with short, weak periods of 4 to 6 seconds. The combined swell energy is barely registering, with values like 18 (weak) on Tuesday and only climbing to 27 on Wednesday morning. The winds are mostly cross or onshore, keeping things choppy and uninviting. Honestly, Plentzia is sheltered from most swell and rarely breaks anyway, so this is a stretch of days where you'd be better off doing something else.

There’s a glimmer on the morning of July 21. We get a bump up to 4 ft from the NNE with a period of 6 seconds. The energy jumps to a moderate 125, and with a light NNE breeze, it’s a cross-shore wind. It’s still not great, and the short period means weak, mushy waves. This is about as good as it gets for the first week, but it's a far cry from a standout. The water is a very unusual 75°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.

The real shift, and the only standout in this whole outlook, looks to be on July 25. We see a solid groundswell filling in, with waves hitting 7 ft on Saturday morning and 7 ft in the afternoon from the NW. The period jumps to a clean 10 seconds, and the combined swell energy rockets up to 916 on the morning and a whopping 1406 in the afternoon (strong to very strong wave energy). Now, Plentzia is a sheltered beginner spot, so a 7 ft+ swell is definitely too big for beginners—this is for experienced surfers only. The catch is the wind: it's a steady onshore flow from the WNW at 9 mph, which will make for bumpy, lumpy faces. It won't be clean, but for pure power and size, this is the closest we get to a proper session. Keep an eye on that one, but don't expect perfection.

Beyond that, the swell hangs around the 4 ft to 6 ft range through to the end of the month but with persistent onshore winds. The long gaps between these small pulses mean there's really only one short window of interest.

To wrap it up, save your energy for that Saturday, July 25, if you're an experienced surfer after some power. Otherwise, it's a quiet period for Plentzia. You can't force a wave that isn't there.

Rusty.

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