Perranporth surf break

Perranporth surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 Aug 2025 BST
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Perranporth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Perranporth sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Perranporth today?

The current surf forecast for Perranporth at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Perranporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
W
0.6
W
1.3
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
W
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)888888885556688867888977
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)57575454355132304047465166107115101159309476416452474484507
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
4.63
12:06AM
4.52
12:42PM
4.40
1:20AM
4.33
2:01PM
4.36
2:40AM
4.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
2.00
6:26AM
2.11
7:03PM
2.21
7:42AM
2.23
8:26PM
2.21
Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---9:02-------9:01-------9:00----
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Rain (mm)
-----------------12-----
Temp. °C171817161515161719191818171718182019171717161515
Feels °C (?)151614131314151617181717171717151615141413111010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 15 km away suggest it is still onshore at Perranporth (moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs) at Newquay Airport). 0.5m 8s swell from the W to make surfable waves.

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20 km/h
W
Onshore
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