St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what St Agnes has got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you—it's a tough start.

We're looking at a real dry spell kicking things off. From Thursday the 6th of August right through until the morning of Wednesday the 12th, there's barely a ripple worth mentioning. The sea is flat, small, and messy. You’ll be sitting on your board watching the horizon do nothing. It’s a proper gap of about six days with nothing to offer, so don't even bother waxing up.

Things finally start to stir on the morning of Wednesday the 12th. We get a pulse of moderate wave energy (226) pushing in from the west with a 3.3ft swell. The period is a solid 10 seconds, so there's a bit of shape to it, but the wind is a light cross-offshore, keeping it reasonably clean. It’s surfable, but ordinary. The afternoon sees the wind swing and the quality drops off.

Now, the standout window. The morning of Thursday the 13th of August is your best bet across the whole outlook. We’ve got a 3.6ft west swell with a 10-second period and the wind is glassy. Glassy! That’s a major positive. The combined energy is moderate (235), and the offshore wind direction is ideal for St Agnes. It’s a fairly consistent break, so you should get some sets coming through, but keep in mind it gets crowded here often. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no nasty surprises.

After that glassy morning, the quality tails off. Friday the 14th is a write-off with onshore winds. Saturday the 15th sees a bit more size—3.9ft to 4.3ft from the west—but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s blown out.

Sunday the 16th of August offers a glimmer in the morning. We’ve got a 4.3ft swell from the west-southwest, 8-second period, and a cross-offshore breeze keeping it clean. The combined energy is moderate (222). It’s surfable, but it’s not the glassy perfection of Thursday.

The second week is a bit of a mixed bag. Monday the 17th gets blown out by a fresh breeze, and Tuesday the 18th is small and weak. Wednesday the 19th afternoon sees a pulse of swell from the west-northwest at 3.3ft, 10-second period, with moderate energy (262) and a clean cross-offshore wind, but it's a one-off before the onshore winds return on Thursday the 20th.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is a dud, then you get a couple of windows. The absolute best is the morning of Thursday the 13th. If you can only get one session in, make it that one. The Sunday morning on the 16th is your next best shot. After that, it’s a bit of a gamble.

Stay salty.

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