Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and sad for Plentzia. We've got a long stretch of nothing on the horizon, so don't get your hopes up for any kind of quick fix. The water’s sitting at 75°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least it’ll be a nice swim if you’re not surfing.

Right off the bat, Wednesday the 5th is a total washout. We're looking at a tiny 2ft dribble from the WNW with a weak 7-second period and a cross-on breeze. The energy is just about nothing (36), and it’s going to be a mess. That sums up the next few days, to be honest. Thursday the 6th has a touch more size, maybe 3ft, but the period is still short and the winds are all over the place. The energy ticks up a bit (97) but it’s nothing to write home about.

We've got a solid gap here with no real surf on offer. The waves stay small and the conditions are poor straight through the weekend and into the following week. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, which is just going to chop up anything that tries to form. There are a few moments where the morning winds go light or offshore, but the swell is just too weak to do anything with it. It's a frustrating pattern.

Then we get to Wednesday the 19th. Now we’re talking. The swell finally pushes up to 4ft from the NW, and the period is a more respectable 9-10 seconds. The energy is getting serious, jumping to 252 in the morning and a strong 423 by the afternoon. It’s still cross-on, but there’s finally some power in the water. This is the standout of the whole period, but it’s still not perfect.

The real gem, though, is the following morning, Thursday the 20th. The wind drops to nothing – glassy, flat calm. The swell holds at 4ft from the NW with a 9-second period and a solid energy reading of 199. This is your window. It’s the only time in the whole 16 days where you’ll get a clean, glassy wave at Plentzia. It won't be huge, but it'll be the best quality you're going to find. Remember, this is a spot that rarely breaks, so when it does clean up, you gotta be on it. The afternoon gets a bit crossed up again, but the morning is the one.

Other than that, the long-range stuff after the 20th is still on the small side, nothing that’s going to get the heart racing.

So, bottom line: don't waste your time for the next two weeks. Mark your calendar for the morning of Thursday the 20th. That’s the one. It’s a long way out, so it’s promising but not set in stone, but it’s all we’ve got.

Rusty out.

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