St Agnes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for St Agnes. Gotta be honest with you, the next couple of weeks look pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of very ordinary conditions ahead.

Right from the start, Friday the 24th through to Monday the 27th of July is a write-off. It’s all small, weak, and choppy with cross-onshore winds. The swell is tiny, barely 2ft to 3ft, with periods of just 4 to 7 seconds, so there’s no real push. The combined energy is weak, reading between 27 and 60 – just a messy, gutless ocean. Not worth paddling out for.

We get a slight glimmer of hope on the morning of Tuesday the 28th of July. The wind swings light from the south-west, turning cross-offshore, and the conditions clean up. The swell is still small at 2ft from the west-northwest with a period of 9 seconds. The energy is weak (87), so it’s just a knee-high, clean little wave. Might be a fun little session on a longboard for a couple of hours, but it’s nothing to write home about. The crowds are often, so you won’t be alone.

The next real standout, and the only event that’s worth marking on the calendar, is the afternoon of Friday the 31st of July. A big pulse of groundswell rolls in from the west-southwest, showing 6ft with a long 11-second period. The combined energy jumps to 846 – moderate wave energy. Now, the wind is a gentle cross-onshore, which will put a bit of texture on the face, but the swell has real power. The west-southwest direction is spot on for St Agnes. This is the best on offer across the whole period. It’s not perfect, but it’s the closest we’ll get to a proper wave.

Then we get a bit of a wildcard on Sunday the 2nd of August. The swell has blown up huge, 10ft to 12ft from the west with an 11-second period. The combined energy is massive at 2197 to 2501 – very strong wave energy. The wind is moderate cross-onshore. Look, this is a heavy, powerful, jumbly ocean. The forecast notes the swell is too big for this break. This is big, gnarly, and messy. If you’re a seasoned expert and you’ve got a big board, maybe, but for 99% of us, this is a day to watch from the cliff. Even then, it’s rough and choppy. The rest of the first week of August is just poor, messy, or too small, with cross-onshore winds ruining the shape.

To sum it up: the standout is the afternoon of Friday the 31st of July – that’s your best bet for a decent, powerful wave. The Tuesday morning of the 28th of July is a clean, small option for a log. The big swell on Sunday the 2nd of August is for experts only in tricky conditions. Otherwise, it’s a long, flat, choppy run. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.

Rusty.

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