Port Isaac Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s put it in feet and miles, but the story’s the same.

Truth is, Port Isaac is looking like a total dud for the next 16 days. There’s no good surf to be found, so don’t bother paddling out just yet.

From now through the rest of the 16-day window, it’s mostly flat and weak. The first time you see any real size is Saturday the 18th of July, but it comes with problems.

Friday the 3rd starts with a glimmer – a clean, 4ft west swell at 10 seconds, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SW. The combined energy sits at a moderate 284, and the water’s way warmer than usual for this time of year at 63°. It’s a good size for beginners, and you might see a few others out. But by afternoon the wind turns west and ramps up, turning the surf into chop.

Saturday and Sunday drop off fast – we’re looking at 3ft and 2ft, with onshore winds and messy conditions. Combined energy falls well below 100. From Monday the 6th right through to Wednesday the 16th, it’s a long, bleak run of tiny, weak, or blown-out surf. A few mornings are clean, like Friday the 10th with glassy water, but the swell is a tiny 2ft. Even Tuesday and Wednesday the 14th and 15th have clean conditions with moderate offshore winds, but it’s still only 3ft – small and weak.

Finally, on Saturday the 18th of July, the swell bumps up to 5ft from the west-southwest, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy hits a moderate 400. But the wind is onshore and sideshore, so the quality is poor. That size is too much for beginners, and the chop makes it ugly even for the more experienced crew. Port Isaac (United Kingdom) is fairly exposed to a west-northwest swell, so this south-southwest direction isn’t ideal. With that strong wind and the beach-and-reef setup, it honestly looks better for kite surfers than paddle surfers.

So, there’s no standout day here. Don’t force it. The surf will come back around – it always does.

Rusty

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