St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what’s on offer for St Agnes over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a bleak stretch, to be honest. We’ve got a lot of days where the wind is just not playing nice, or the swell is weak and messy. The water temp is sitting around 65°F which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing your nuts off while you’re scratching for nothing.

Looking through the whole period, the first real chance of anything half decent doesn’t roll in until late on Sunday the 20th of September. That’s over a week away with basically nothing worth paddling out for. There are some days with size, like Thursday the 10th afternoon with 7ft from the WSW, but it’s accompanied by a fresh 19 mph cross-off breeze and a short, weak 7-second period. The combined wave energy is moderate at 456, but that wind and period means it’s just a mess. Not for the faint-hearted, and frankly, not much fun.

The standout window, and the only one I’d really get excited about, is Sunday the 20th into Monday the 21st. On Sunday afternoon, we get a clean 3ft swell from the WNW with a much longer period of 12 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the wind swings to a light 6 mph offshore from the SSE. The energy reading comes in at a solid 302 (moderate), and the conditions should be clean. It’s not huge, but it’ll have shape. Then on Monday the 21st morning, it goes glassy with a light 3 mph SSW breeze, and a 3ft swell from the west with an 11-second period. That’s 245 energy, and the glassy conditions will make it a joy if you’re just after a long, smooth session. This is the best on offer, no question.

Before that, Friday the 11th morning has a brief window with 5ft and a clean offshore NNW breeze at 6 mph, but the energy is moderate at 380. It’s marginal, and the forecast is only a 1 out of 10, so don’t hold your breath.

For the rest of the 16 days, it’s a lot of onshore, cross-onshore, and choppy conditions with weak swell. The last few days from the 23rd and 24th see the swell drop right out, with energy down to just 20 and 15, so you’re looking at flat, blown-out dribble.

If you’re a beginner, be careful on Thursday the 10th afternoon as that 7ft in a fresh cross-off will be a handful. For the rest, it’s small and clean on the 20th and 21st, so that’s your window.

Stay patient, pick your day.

Rusty.

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