St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what we’ve got coming for the next couple of weeks.

The first thing you need to know is that it’s going to be a slow start. There’s a little lump of swell on Sunday the 2nd – maybe a foot – but it’s weak and poor. Not worth stressing about. Then we step into a few days of pretty ordinary surf. Monday the 3rd sees a small bump to around 3ft, but it’s nothing to write home about.

The middle of the week, from Tuesday the 4th through Friday the 7th, is where it gets rough. The swell does fill in, with waves pushing up to 5-7ft on Wednesday. But that’s coming with a strong, gusty westerly wind that’s going to chop it all to bits. All that energy – and we are talking some strong readings pushing into the 600s – will be wasted. It’s going to be a messy, blown-out mess. Honestly, with that wind and poor quality, this looks like a better bet for the kite crew than for us surfers. The rest of that week just stays small and windblown.

We’re looking at a real dry spell from the 4th right up until the 15th. That’s a long stretch of not much. Then, finally, on Saturday the 15th, we get a pulse of life. Swell builds back to 5ft from the west with moderate energy. It’s not perfect – there’s still some cross-onshore wind – but it’s the first sign of something real.

Now, for the absolute standout: Sunday morning, the 16th of August. This is the day. We’ve got a clean 5ft of westerly swell, with good energy behind it. But the headline is the wind. It’s glassy – a light, off-shore easterly. After so much wind, this will be a treat. St Agnes (Cornwall) should be clean, hollow, and holding the west swell really well. The direction is just about perfect for it. This is far and away the best morning on offer in this whole window. It’s a long way out, so treat it as promising rather than guaranteed, but it’s definitely the one to aim for.

Water temp is running a touch warmer than the seasonal average, so you might get away with your smaller suit.

The run continues into Monday the 17th with similar 5-6ft waves from the west-northwest, but the wind swings back onshore, so it won't be as clean. That Sunday, though, is the one you want to be in the water for.

Rusty, out.

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