St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for St Agnes. To be honest, it’s a bit of a slow burner. The first week and a bit is pretty gutless, with tiny, weak waves and a lot of onshore junk. We’ve got a proper run of flatness and poor conditions from now until around the 12th. It’s not looking like a classic summer spell, that’s for sure.

The first real sign of life shows up on Wednesday the 12th. The swell bumps up a touch to 3ft from the west, but the wind is howling out of the southeast at 25 mph in the morning. It’s clean-ish, but it’s a strong breeze. The afternoon is better, with the wind easing to a moderate 12 mph offshore from the SSE, and the swell nudging up to 3ft from the WSW. The energy is still weak though, sitting around 142. It’s surfable, but you’d be scratching for a half-decent one, not a standout.

The swell builds a little through the 13th and 14th, with the 13th afternoon seeing 4ft from the west and energy up to 244. But the wind swings onshore and it just gets messy. Thursday the 14th is all onshore wind, 16 mph from the north, and 3ft of wind-blown slop. Not worth getting wet for, really.

We get a bit of a lull again on the 15th and 16th, with small, choppy surf and poor winds. Then things start to get a bit more interesting. On the 17th, we see 5ft from the WNW and the energy jumps to 348. But again, the wind is on it, cross-onshore, making it lumpy and uninviting. It’s a tease, more than anything.

The real push of swell comes through on the 19th. The swell jumps to almost 7ft from the west, with energy climbing to 531. That’s a solid, powerful swell, but the wind is all wrong, howling cross-onshore. It’s going to be a total mess, more like a washing machine. For a beach setup like this, that’s more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day.

Now, the one to circle on the calendar is Thursday the 20th. The swell is still a decent 6ft from the west, but the magic happens in the morning. The wind drops to a mere 3 mph, a slight air from the ESE, which is cross-off. The energy is strong at 426, and it’s the only time in the whole window where you get a decent-sized, clean, glassy morning. This is the standout. It’s got size, it’s got power, and the wind will put a nice line on it. This is going to be the best session of the fortnight. The water is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, sitting at 65°, so it’s comfortable in a springy.

The day after, the 21st, is still workable, with 5ft from the west and a moderate cross-off breeze, but the magic is gone. It’s clean, but a bit more ordinary. The swell then fades through the 22nd, dropping back to 4ft, with the wind picking up again. That first week of waiting is a drag, but that Thursday morning session looks worth the patience. It’s a long way off, so treat it as promising, but not locked in.

Rusty.

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