Sennen Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Sennen Cove over the next couple of weeks.

First off, straight up, this is a tricky run. The data shows a real dry spell on the horizon. For the first week and a half, we’re looking at clean, small, and very ordinary conditions. The surf is there, but it’s not going to get the heart racing.

Thursday 9th July kicks things off with a tiny 3 ft swell from the WNW, period around 10 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 159, and while the morning has a light cross-off breeze, the afternoon gets chopped up by a moderate cross wind. It’s surfable, but don’t expect much.

Friday 10th is a carbon copy—small 3 ft swell, clean in the morning, but the energy is just too low to really get going. The same story repeats through Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th. The swell drops to 2 ft, and while Sunday brings a fresh offshore from the east, the swell is a weak, short-period 6 second windswell from the north. The combined energy plummets to 69 in the morning. It’s clean, but you’ll be fighting for scraps.

Next week doesn’t offer much relief. Monday 13th through Tuesday 14th sees a long-period groundswell from the SSW (18-19 seconds), but it’s tiny—0.7 ft to 1 ft. The offshore winds are strong, too strong, making it hard to paddle into anything. The combined energy on Tuesday morning is moderate at 119, but with such a small wave, it’s a tease.

From Wednesday 15th right through to Thursday 24th, the outlook is grim. The swell stays below 3 ft, the winds are either onshore, cross-on, or strong cross-shore, and the combined energy stays low. There’s a consistent run of “poor surf conditions” with no real standout.

The One to Watch (with caution):
The only spike in the data comes on Friday 24th July. The forecast shows a 6 ft swell from the WNW with a 7-second period. The combined energy jumps to 288 (moderate), which is the highest we see. But here’s the catch—the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the NW, making it choppy. The quality is still rated as poor. For a beginner, 6 ft is on the big side, and with a short period and onshore wind, it’s going to be a messy, lumpy day. This one is really only for the experienced locals who know how to find the cleanest lines in the slop, and even then, it’s not a classic.

Honestly, for the next 16 days, there’s no single standout session. The best advice is to wait for the onshore winds to ease or for a stronger, longer-period swell to line up with the W-NW optimum direction. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Keep the board waxed, but don’t be afraid to enjoy the sun on the beach instead.

Rusty.

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