St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for St Agnes. Honestly, the next week and a half is pretty grim. We’ve got a real flat spell on our hands with hardly any swell to speak of, and the wind’s mostly rubbish. The good news is there’s a glimmer of hope right at the tail end of the forecast.

The water temperature is sitting at 65°, which is about 4° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a good few degrees above average, so you’ll be surfing in a bit of a warm patch.

For the first week, from Monday 13th July right through to Wednesday 22nd July, it’s a total write-off. Swell heights are tiny, mostly between 0.7ft and 2ft, with periods all over the place but nothing that’ll give you a proper wave. The wind is cross or onshore for most of it, with a couple of glassy moments on the Friday 17th morning and Saturday 18th morning, but the swell is just too small. The combined energy is weak, mostly under 100 (e.g., 111 on Monday 13th morning, dropping to 13 on Saturday 18th morning). That’s a long, boring stretch with no real surf to get excited about.

Then from Thursday 23rd to Saturday 25th July, we start to see the swell tick up a bit. Thursday 23rd morning has 2ft at 9 seconds from the west, with a combined energy of 86, but the wind is howling from the NW at 15 mph, onshore, making it lumpy. Saturday 25th afternoon is the first time we see a real jump: 5ft of west swell at 11 seconds. That’s a moderate energy (637) and the period is decent, but the wind is cross-shore from the west at 12 mph, so it’s going to be choppy. The file says “poor surf conditions” for that one, so it’s a bit of a tease.

Now, the standout window is the morning of Sunday 26th July. This is the best we’ve got in the whole 16 days. We’ve got a clean 5ft swell from the west, with a 10-second period. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the SW at 9 mph, which means clean, workable waves. The combined energy is up at 354, so there’s proper power behind it. This is a moderate swell, fine for intermediates, but at 5ft it’s still manageable. It’s a long wait, but that Sunday morning is the one to pencil in.

After that, Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th July look a bit messy again with cross-onshore wind and lumpy conditions, though the swell hangs around 4ft to 5ft. The period drops to 7-8 seconds, so it’s not as good as the Sunday.

Overall, if you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of Sunday 26th July is your only real shot at something decent. The rest of the run is a tough one for St Agnes.

Rusty

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