Port Isaac Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Port Isaac has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a pretty quiet run. The first wave of any note doesn’t show up until we’re well into the forecast, so don't be in a rush to wax up.

Right from the off, we’ve got a long gap. For the first several days, from Saturday the 15th right through the end of the following week, there’s just nothing doing. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and everything is tagged as poor surf conditions. There’s a bit of a bump on Thursday the 20th with some 5ft swell from the W and moderate wave energy (312), but it’s completely ruined by a fresh cross-onshore breeze. That setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

We finally get something half-decent worth mentioning on Sunday the 23rd of August. The morning session at Port Isaac is looking clean. We’ve got a light cross-offshore wind from the E at 19 mph, and that’s scrubbing the surface up nice. The swell is tiny though, only 3ft from the NE with a super short period of 4 seconds and weak energy (57). It’s small, but for a Sunday morning with glassy conditions, you might pick off a few little rollers if you’re on the right board. Remember, short period swell like that doesn’t have much push.

The standout, and I mean the only real standout in this whole 16-day window, looks to be Friday the 28th of August. This is the one to circle on your calendar. We’ve got a morning session at Port Isaac with glassy conditions – wind is virtually nothing from the SE at 3 mph. The swell is 1ft from the W, but check this out: the period jumps to 10 seconds. That’s a proper little groundswell pulse. The combined energy is weak (28), so it’s not going to be pumping, but that long period means the waves that do come through will have some shape and push for their size. The water temperature is about average for the time of year too. It’s small, clean, and a long way off, so keep an eye on it – those long-range calls can be promising but less certain.

The following weekend, Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of August, stays small but clean with cross-offshore breezes and waist-high dribblers from the W. Not a stand out, but a nice way to end the run if you just want to get wet.

So, there you have it. A long dry spell, a flicker of hope on the 23rd, and one real target on Friday the 28th. It tends not to stay this poor for long around here, and forecasts can change, so don’t write it off completely.

Rusty.

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