Sennen Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Sennen Cove has in store for us.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough watch for the next week or so. The first solid recommendation doesn’t pop up until Wednesday the 26th of August, so we’re looking at a good nine-day gap with no surf worth paddling out for. A lot of that first week is just onshore junk or messy cross-shore stuff, and the swell energy is weak to moderate at best, with readings like 135 (moderate energy) and 188 (moderate energy) just showing disorganised, choppy conditions.

Now, the standout of the whole forecast is definitely Sunday the 30th of August. That’s the one you want to circle. We’ve got a clean 8ft to 10ft swell rolling in from the west with a period around 9 seconds. The combined swell energy is pumping hard – between 750 and 1279 (strong). The wind is the real hero here: on Sunday morning it’s a light cross-offshore breeze that cleans things right up, and by Sunday afternoon, it goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. That’s dreamy stuff. For the experienced crew, that 10ft is a proper handful but the wave comment says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers” so it could be one of those classic sessions. The only thing to keep in mind is that a west swell at Sennen Cove, with the optimum direction being west, is pure magic. Crowds? This spot can sometimes get busy, so on a Sunday with clean, solid swell, expect company.

Before that, Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th offer a couple of marginal windows. On the 26th morning, there’s a 7ft west-southwest swell (moderate energy at 593) with light cross-onshore wind. It’s not perfect, but it’s surfable. Thursday the 27th gets a bit bigger with an 8ft west-southwest swell by the afternoon (strong energy at 821), but the wind is onshore, so it’ll be lumpy. That one is really only for the die-hards.

Then we roll into the very end of the forecast: Monday the 31st of August and Tuesday the 1st of September are a write-off again – strong onshores and messy. Nothing to get excited about.

One last thing: the water temp is sitting at a pleasant 65°F, which is about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Not a game-changer, but nice to know when you’re sitting in the lineup.

So there you have it. A long wait, but that Sunday the 30th is the jewel in the crown. Get it while it’s glassy.

Rusty.

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