Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna be honest with you right off the bat: this outlook for Plentzia is a tough one. We’re looking at a long 16-day window, and honestly, the surf is mostly flat or just plain messy. There’s a real gap here with nothing worth paddling out for.

Let’s start with the water. It’s summer, and the water temp is sitting around 75°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s very unusual – feels like bathwater, but don’t let that fool you into thinking the waves will be any good.

We kick off on Saturday the 25th of July, but it’s a no-go. A strong 22 mph onshore wind from the WNW is destroying any chance of a wave. The swell is a weak 5 ft from the WNW with a short, weak period of 5 seconds, and the combined energy is a pathetic 120. It’s stormy and blown out. That trend of poor surf conditions continues right through the weekend and into Monday morning.

The first tiny glimmer of something surfable shows up Monday the 27th. The swell bumps up to 5 ft from the NW with a period of 11 seconds, giving a decent energy reading of 458. But it’s a cross-shore wind, and the report says it’s marginal. By Monday afternoon, the wind shifts to a cleaner cross-offshore from the NE, and the swell is 5 ft from the NNW (energy 439). That’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s still only a 1 out of 10 call. It’s surfable, but far from good.

Tuesday the 28th morning actually has a clean offshore wind from the East, with a 4 ft NW swell. The energy is moderate at 292. It’s a surfable wave, but very ordinary.

After that, it’s a long, bleak run. From Wednesday the 29th all the way through to Sunday the 9th of August, the waves drop right off. We’re talking tiny 1 ft to 3 ft swells, weak energy readings (often below 100), and constant onshore or cross-onshore winds. There are a couple of glassy moments – like on Friday the 31st morning and again on Monday the 3rd of August morning – but with the swell so small and weak, there’s just nothing to ride. It’s a flat spell.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is Monday the 27th. The afternoon offers the most size and the cleanest wind of the whole period, but it’s still just a "marginal" call. For a spot that rarely breaks, this is a tough stretch. The whole setup looks more interesting for a kite than a surfboard for most of this.

Rusty.

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