Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it for Plentzia.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a proper drought. There’s hardly a wave to be had. The water temp is 74°, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year, so at least it’s a nice temperature to sit on your board doing nothing.

We start off Wednesday, July 8th, with nothing. The swell is a pathetic 1.0ft from the NW, combined energy is weak at just 31, and the wind is a messy cross-onshore. It’s poor. The next few days are much the same story – small NW swell, mostly under 2ft, with weak energy readings (between 27 and 89). The wind does clean up a bit on Thursday the 9th and Saturday the 11th, giving us some clean conditions and a cross-offshore breeze, but the waves are just too tiny to ride. It’s surfable but very ordinary.

There’s a long gap here with no real recommendations. We get a couple of glassy mornings on Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th, but the swell drops right off to 0.7ft – 1ft, with energy as low as 13. Hardly worth waxing the board.

Things stay pretty dead right through until Wednesday, July 22nd. There are a few more glassy spells and some clean afternoons, but the swell is still tiny – 0.7ft to 2ft – and the energy never gets above 39. It’s poor surf conditions across the board.

Now, the one and only standout in the whole outlook happens on Thursday, July 23rd. A proper pulse of energy finally arrives. We’re looking at 7ft of NW swell, with a combined energy jumping to 575 in the morning and 650 in the afternoon. That’s moderate to strong energy. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s a shorter period wind swell, which won't have the best shape. The wind is onshore in the morning, but it swings cross-shore in the afternoon. That's a big swell for Plentzia – definitely for experts only, it’ll be well over 8ft at times. The break is sheltered, so it might still be messy, and it rarely breaks, so this is a rare event. It’s a marginal forecast, but if it comes together, it’s the only game in town. Keep your eye on it, but don’t get your hopes up too high for quality.

Honestly, for the first two weeks, the setup is so weak and small at a sheltered beach break with poor wind, it looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. For the 23rd, if you're an expert and you see that wind drop, get in the water. For everyone else, it’s a long wait.

Rusty.

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