St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, 'cause I’ve had a proper look at the charts for St Agnes, and to be brutally honest, it’s a pretty grim stretch comin' up. There’s a massive, frustrating gap here with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for. From Thursday the 6th of August, all the way through to the morning of Tuesday the 18th of August, it’s a write-off. We’re talking nearly two weeks of tiny, weak, or just plain messy slop, with a lot of onshore and cross-onshore wind. The swell is tiny, often under 2ft, and the wind is just killing any chance of a decent wave. It’s the kind of run that makes you want to just wax the board and look at it.

Now, after that long, dry spell, we finally get a tiny glimmer on Tuesday morning, the 18th of August. The water temp is about 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so the wettie will feel alright. We’re looking at a tiny 2ft swell from the west, and the wind goes dead glassy – calm, with a light breeze from the south. The energy is really weak, only about 67, so it’s proper small and gutless. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which is being generous. It’s a 1 out of 10, so manage your expectations big time. If you’re desperate for a float and a few ankle-biters, you might get a couple of knee-high rolls, but it’s not worth a special trip. The direction is western, and the optimum swell for St Agnes is from the WSW, so it’s close enough, but the size is just too tiny to do much with.

After that tease, it’s right back to rubbish. The wind howls from the 19th onwards, with a fresh to strong breeze from the WSW, and the swell stays weak and messy. There’s a brief spike of windswell on the 21st of August, hitting 5ft, but it’s from the north with a short, awful period of 5 seconds and a stiff cross-onshore wind. That’s just a messy, lumpy, choppy mess. Honestly, for a beach setup like this, with that much wind and poor quality, it looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddler. The only real takeaway is that Tuesday morning glass-off, and even that’s a stretch.

Stay patient, gang. The ocean will turn around eventually.

Rusty.

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