Surf Forecasts:
Plentzia surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period, NW swell with 319 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 Friday (Jul 03) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Plentzia in the next 16 days are 1.2m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Plentzia over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a rough one. The next sixteen days at Plentzia are a long, frustrating wait for anything worth paddling out for. We’ve got a real flat spell on our hands.
The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 73°F which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a full 6°F above average. Feels like bath water, but that’s about the only exciting thing happening.
Right now, and for the first several days, there’s basically nothing. The swell is tiny, the energy is weak (mostly under 100), and the wind is all over the place. The first real chance you get is on the morning of Saturday the 4th of July. We get a glassy 3ft NW swell, but the period is a mediocre 10 seconds and the energy is only moderate (173). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. That’s the best this whole outlook gets, and it’s not saying much.
After that, we’re back into a long, sad run of tiny waves, onshore winds, and poor surf conditions through to the end of the period. There’s a pulse of energy on the 11th and 12th of July with a longer period 12-second NW swell and energy climbing back into the low 200s (212-238), but the wind is cross-on or onshore, keeping it messy and unappealing. That one might have a bit of push, but it won’t be clean.
Frankly, the whole window is a write-off for paddle surfing. The setup is so consistently weak and blown out that it looks more interesting for kite surfing than a traditional surf. The only time I’d even bother looking at the water is that Saturday the 4th morning. Don’t hold your breath for anything else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 115 | 193 | 319 | 241 | 173 | 130 | 129 | 57 | 49 | 57 | 52 | 52 | 44 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 30 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:05PM3.48m | 7:26AM3.20m | 7:40PM3.46m | 8:01AM3.16m | 8:16PM3.40m | 8:39AM3.10m | 8:54PM3.32m | 9:21AM3.04m | 9:37PM3.23m | 10:09AM2.99m | 10:28PM3.14m | 11:05AM2.95m | 11:30PM3.07m | 12:12PM2.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.52m | 1:24PM0.60m | 1:54AM0.56m | 2:01PM0.65m | 2:31AM0.60m | 2:39PM0.72m | 3:11AM0.66m | 3:22PM0.81m | 3:57AM0.73m | 4:12PM0.89m | 4:50AM0.80m | 5:13PM0.95m | 5:52AM0.85m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:53 | 9:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 203 | 115 | 193 | 319 | 241 | 173 | 130 | 129 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 52 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 30 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 51 | — | — | — | 7 | 37 | 57 | 49 | 57 | 52 | — | 44 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 503 | 151 | 4 | 384 | 6 | 88 |
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