Surf Forecasts:
Plentzia surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, NW swell with 458 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Plentzia this week:
The surf forecast for Plentzia over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Plentzia in the next 16 days are 1.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Plentzia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me tell you, it's been a tough stretch for waves around here. We've got a real dry spell on our hands for the next week and a half, so you'll need some patience if you're hanging for a wave.
Right now and for the next week or so, the story is mostly flat, weak, or messy. From Saturday 25th July through to Sunday 2nd August, it's pretty much a write-off. There are pockets of tiny swell, but the wind is either on it, cross-on, or just too weak to clean things up. The water temp’s sitting at 75°F at the start of the period, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year – a solid 6°F anomaly, so you’re definitely not needing a thick wetsuit. Unfortunately, that's about the only positive. The wave energy is mostly weak with a lot of short-period, poor quality lines. The only slight flicker of hope is Monday 27th July afternoon, where we get a solid bump of energy with clean conditions under light north-easterlies, but the swell is only 5ft from the NNW and the whole setup just feels ordinary and marginal.
The standout, and really the only call I’d make, comes much later. On Monday 3rd August, we finally get a legitimate window. The morning session at Plentzia looks like the real deal. There's a decent pulse of swell at 5ft from the northwest, and crucially, a light ENE breeze is blowing cross-off shore, keeping the surface clean. Combined energy is solid, indicating moderate to strong energy, and the swell period of 11 seconds means decent groundswell, with good shape on offer. This is the one to circle on the calendar in the first week of August. Given the direction, the WNW optimum for the break, this setup should work well. However, with Plentzia being a beginner spot that rarely breaks, it’s a bit of a rare event. If you can get down, you might find a few others there, but it’s such a long lull that anyone still checking will be keen. The afternoon of that same day turns choppy onshore, so make sure it’s a dawn patrol mission. After that, we drop back into small, weak swell for the rest of the week.
If you've got a kite, the onshore wind days might hold some interest, but for a paddle board, it’s slim pickings. Hang in there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 303 | 198 | 140 | 94 | 458 | 439 | 400 | 333 | 250 | 177 | 159 | 114 | 74 | 57 | 68 | 55 | 54 | 75 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:53PM2.84m | 3:24AM2.79m | 3:44PM3.00m | 4:10AM2.94m | 4:26PM3.18m | 4:49AM3.10m | 5:03PM3.36m | 5:24AM3.23m | 5:38PM3.52m | 5:57AM3.33m | 6:11PM3.63m | 6:29AM3.39m | 6:43PM3.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM1.10m | 9:17AM1.09m | 9:50PM0.93m | 10:03AM0.92m | 10:32PM0.75m | 10:43AM0.74m | 11:11PM0.58m | 11:20AM0.58m | 11:46PM0.44m | 11:54AM0.46m | 00:20AM0.35m | 12:27PM0.38m | 00:53AM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 |
mm | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 13 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 94 | 458 | 439 | 400 | 333 | 250 | 177 | 159 | 114 | 74 | 57 | 68 | 55 | 54 | 75 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | N 5 | — | N 15 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | W 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 252 | 303 | 198 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 40 | 40 | 88 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 96 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 475 | 29 |
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