St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about the surf ahead. I’ve been staring at the charts for St Agnes and, to be honest, it’s a bit of a flat, frustrating stretch for the next couple of weeks. There’s no real swell to get excited about, and the wind is mostly going to be messing with what little we get. It’s one of those times where you’re better off checking the sandbars on a longboard or just waiting for the next pulse.

The first couple of days, Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th, are a write-off. We’ve got tiny waves around 1ft to 2ft, with a weak, choppy look to them. The winds are mostly cross-onshore, so it’s going to be a mess. Not worth paddling out for anything but a quick splash.

Tuesday the 11th has a slight improvement in that the wind goes cross-offshore, cleaning things up, but the swell just isn’t there. You’re looking at 1ft dropping to 0.7ft by the afternoon. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. That’s a hard pass from me.

Wednesday the 12th is the first day that might get you out of the car. Still small, but the swell bumps up to 3ft and 3ft, and the energy is starting to show (132 and 139 combined energy). Morning looks like the better bet with a gentle east breeze, clean conditions. The afternoon has a light cross-shore, but it could still be fun on a high-volume board. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s something.

Then we go back into the doldrums. Thursday the 13th sees a pulse of swell at 4ft with a decent 11-second period out of the west, and the energy is up (281), but the wind is blowing straight onshore. It’s going to be lumpy and uninviting. That northerly wind is a killer for St Agnes. Friday the 14th is more of the same, just a bit smaller. The weekend, the 15th and 16th, gets blown out with fresh cross-onshore winds and messy, short-period waves. Not your friend.

The following week starts flat as a pancake. Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th are basically nothing, with waves under 0.7ft. There’s a long-period swell showing on Tuesday the 18th (17-seconds from the southwest), but it’s tiny at 0.3ft. That’s a tease, not a wave.

We get a little hiccup of energy on Wednesday the 19th, with 2ft to 3ft, and the wind is light. It might be rideable, but it’s still poor. The energy is only moderate (105). Thursday the 20th sees a bit more size, around 2ft, but the wind goes onshore again. The pattern is just not giving us much to work with.

The only real standout in this whole grim outlook is Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th. The swell builds: Sunday sees 5ft by the afternoon, and Monday morning pushes to 6ft with a solid 491 combined energy. That’s the most significant swell of the whole window. The catch? The period is short, around 7 seconds, and the wind is still cross-onshore or onshore. It’s going to be a bit of a mess, but there will be power. For more experienced surfers, it might be the only day worth looking at, but it’s not going to be clean. The water’s still warm, a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, which is about the only thing that’s normal.

So, honestly, for the next 16 days, there’s no day I’d call a must-surf. The best bet is Wednesday the 12th for a clean, small session, and maybe that Sunday the 23rd/Monday the 24th pulse for the bigger, messier stuff. But don’t get your hopes up. The forecast can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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