St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this 16-day stretch for St Agnes is a tough one. We’ve got a long, frustrating gap of poor conditions ahead, so don’t be in a rush to wax up just yet. The first few days are a write-off, and it stays that way for a while.

The trouble starts immediately. Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th are just messy—small, weak surf with cross-onshore winds chopping it all up. The swell energy is weak, reading around 135 to 187 (moderate to weak), and it’s just not doing anything for us. The weekend isn’t any better. Saturday the 15th brings a fresh breeze, and the surf stays under 3 feet with poor shape. By Sunday the 16th, it drops even further—we’re looking at dribbly 2 to 3 feet waves with hardly any energy behind them (around 67 to 71). It’s flat and frustrating.

The start of the following week is more of the same—small and onshore. Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th have a bit more push, around 3 to 4 feet, but the wind is cross-onshore or cross-shore, making it lumpy and hard to ride. The energy is still low to moderate (between 100 and 154). It’s not looking good for anyone.

Then we get a real kick in the teeth. Wednesday the 19th sees the swell jump up, but it’s completely unsurfable. We’re talking 8 to 10 feet of raw, powerful WNW swell, with a combined energy reading of 1106 and a massive 2022 (strong to very strong). The onshore NNW wind at 25 km/h will have it blown out and closing out all over the beach. This is not a day for a paddle; it’s a day to watch from the car park. Thursday the 20th is still too big and sloppy, with 5 to 6 feet onshore and messy conditions, energy still strong at 506 to 1012.

After that stormy blip, the swell fades out quickly. Friday the 21st is the first window that’s even remotely clean—we get a light cross-offshore breeze from the east, but the swell has backed right off to 2 to 3 feet. It’s small and weak, with energy around 70 to 143. It’s surfable, but you’ll be fighting for scraps. Saturday the 22nd is even smaller and goes onshore again, and Sunday the 23rd has a tiny pulse with a light offshore wind in the morning, but it’s still only about 2 feet and very weak—just a 1 out of 10 on the scorecard, so don’t get your hopes up.

The final stretch from Monday the 24th onward is basically a dead zone. There’s occasional small surf, but the winds are all over the place, from messy cross-shore to strong cross-offshore breezes. The energy readings are mostly in the weak range (50 to 190). Even the bigger bump late in the period on Thursday the 27th, with 5 to 6 feet of swell, is riddled with fresh cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions. It’s not going to be pretty.

So, here’s the bottom line. There are no standouts in this 16-day window. The only days that even sniff at being rideable are Friday the 21st and Sunday the 23rd, and those are marginal, knee-to-waist-high grovelers. If you’re desperate for a paddle, those are your shots, but don’t expect any magic.

Given all the onshore slop and the size, there’ll be some days where the kites are having more fun than us. The beach setup here isn’t helping matters, and with that strong, raw swell on the 19th, it’s going to be a full-on washing machine.

Hang tight, mate. It tends not to stay this bad for long, but this run is a proper test of patience.

Rusty.

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