Plentzia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s be honest – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for any real surf around here. Plentzia is a spot that barely ever breaks, and the conditions aren't doing us any favors. There's really just one proper window to get out, and that's this coming Saturday afternoon. After that, it's a long, dry spell of poor conditions all the way through.

Water temp is about 72°, which is a touch warmer than usual for the season – nothing crazy, but you might not need the full steamer just yet.

The one standout is Saturday afternoon, September 5th. Saturday morning you'll see small, ordinary 3-foot waves from the northwest, but the afternoon is the real deal. Swell picks up to a clean 5 feet, also from the north-west, with a solid period of 13 seconds – that's real groundswell energy you'll feel on the paddle out (combined energy of 769). The wind is a light easterly breeze, blowing cross-offshore, so the surface will be clean. This is the only good surf on the whole chart.

Saturday morning on the 5th is a backup at best. You'll get 3-foot waves from the northwest, an 11-second period, and light cross-offshore wind from the east. It's clean enough for a beginner, but the energy is weak (combined energy of 275). It's rideable, but nothing special.

From Sunday the 6th all the way through to Sunday the 20th, conditions are almost universally poor. You'll see a few brief moments with clean or glassy conditions – like Thursday morning the 10th with glassy 4-foot waves, or Sunday morning the 13th with glassy 4-foot waves, and Monday morning the 14th with offshore wind on 3-foot waves – but the quality just isn't there. The swell never gets above 4 feet in any of these windows, and while the period is decent in some cases (11-12 seconds), the wind or the lack of swell power means the waves are flat or messy.

From Tuesday the 15th onward, it gets even smaller, with waves dropping below 3 feet and staying there, and energy levels falling to weak. The wind turns onshore or gets strong for many days, making it lumpy and choppy. Don't bother.

So, the word is: one good window, this coming Saturday afternoon. Miss it, and you're looking at a full two weeks of nothing. For a break that rarely breaks, this kind of long flat spell is pretty normal around here.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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