St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right off the bat, the next seven to eight days are going to be a grind. We’ve got a solid looking west-northwest groundswell trying to push in, but the wind is just going to be a buzzkill. The swell energy is there—we’re seeing moderate to strong readings, like 420 to 1150 in the combined energy department—but it’s mostly arriving with a fresh cross-onshore breeze, leaving things lumpy and chopped up. Tuesday and Wednesday are all 6ft to 7ft of churn, period around 8 to 11 seconds, and honestly, it’s just messy. Not worth paddling out for.

Thursday and Friday stay in that same boat. We’re still looking at 5ft to 7ft of west-northwest swell, but the period does stretch out a bit on Friday morning, hitting 13 seconds, which is nice. The problem is the wind is cross-shore or cross-on, and the wave comment says “poor surf conditions” straight up. The energy is definitely there—926, 1150—but without clean conditions, it’s a wash.

The weekend is more of the same, honestly. Saturday are 5ft to 6ft of short-period slop, period around 7 to 10 seconds, with a cross-shore wind and a cross-chop. It’s just not inviting. Sunday morning gets a slight nod with a bit of a longer period at 10 seconds and 6ft, but it’s still “marginal” at best. Not the day to get excited about.

Then we hit a bit of a lull. Monday the 21st is the first real sign of life, but it’s small. You’ve got 3ft of swell, a 12-second period, and glassy conditions on the morning. It’s clean, but it’s small. Surfable, but very ordinary. Tuesday the 22nd is much the same—4ft, cross-off in the morning, glassy, but it’s not going to get your heart racing.

Alright, here’s where things get interesting. Wednesday the 23rd is the standout of this whole run. The afternoon is where it’s at. Clean, glassy conditions with a 7ft west-northwest swell, period a fat 13 seconds. This is a proper groundswell. The combined energy is pumping at 1359—that’s strong. This is the one to circle. If you can get out for that Wednesday afternoon session, you’re on. It’s a bigger swell, so keep the beginners on the beach—this one’s for the experienced crew.

Thursday the 24th is a bit of a letdown after that, but still clean. Morning sees 4ft with a cross-off breeze and a 12-second period. It’s clean, but it’s much smaller. Friday the 25th is another decent one. Morning is marginal—5ft, 13-second period, clean with a cross-off wind. But the afternoon is where the score is. The wind drops to a slight air from the south, conditions are clean, still 5ft but a solid 12-second swell. It’s a good, clean, cruisy wave.

After that, it fades out. Saturday the 26th is small, dropping to 3ft. Sunday the 27th and Monday the 28th are tiny—1ft to 3ft—and despite being clean, there’s just not enough push. The wind gets strong out of the east-southeast, a cross-off, but the waves are gone.

The last real hope is Tuesday the 29th. Morning comes in with 5ft of clean, cross-off surf, but the energy is down. It’s surfable, but nothing special. After that, we’re flat.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off due to wind. The real standout is Wednesday the 23rd in the afternoon—that’s your best session of the whole 16 days, big, clean, and powerful. Friday the 25th afternoon is a good secondary pick for a cleaner, smaller wave. It’s a frustrating stretch, but that Wednesday makes it worth waiting for.

Stay stoked, and keep an eye on that forecast—it can change, but for now, that’s the call.

Rusty.

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