St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Well, I’ve got to be straight with you – this is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with hardly any surf worth paddling out for. The entire 16-day window is a bit of a bust, with the first real suggestion of anything surfable coming right at the very end. For the most part, we’re stuck with tiny, weak, and often choppy conditions.

The water is sitting at 66° which is a touch warmer than you’d normally expect for this time of year, but that’s about the only positive.

Let’s start with the first few days. Monday the 27th is a write-off, with a messy 4ft cross-onshore and a combined energy of only 230 – weak. It just gets smaller and choppier through the week. Tuesday the 28th morning offers a brief moment of clean conditions with a light cross-offshore wind, but the swell is a tiny 3ft. It’s surfable, but only just.

The rest of the week and into the beginning of August is filled with poor surf conditions. Winds are onshore or cross-onshore, swells are tiny and short-period (4-6 seconds), and the combined energy is often below 100. There’s a patch of clean conditions on the 3rd and 4th of August, but with waves barely reaching 3ft, it’s hard to get excited. The wind goes glassy on the morning of the 5th, but the swell is a pathetic 1.0ft.

Then things get interesting, but not in a good way for a paddle surfer. From the 7th of August onwards, the swell really starts to build. By the 8th, we’re seeing 7ft swell from the WNW with a moderate cross-onshore wind. The combined energy jumps to 535 (moderate), and it stays big and messy through the 9th. Honestly, with that much size, poor quality, and strong onshore winds, this setup at St Agnes looks far more interesting for a kite surfer than a traditional paddle surfer.

The only glimmer of hope comes on the very last day, Tuesday the 11th of August. The morning session is glassy, with a 4ft swell from the WNW. The energy is moderate at 104, and the clean conditions make it the one standout of the entire forecast. It’s not big, but it’s the best we’ve got.

So, to sum it up: a lot of small, messy, or blown-out days, a big, windy, messy period in the middle, and one glassy morning at the very end of the run. Keep an eye on the 11th, but don't hold your breath for the rest.

Rusty.

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