Surf Forecasts:
Maenporth surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, E swell with 330 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Maenporth this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Maenporth in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 9s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Maenporth over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – this is a tough one to write. We're looking at Maenporth and, to be honest, the next sixteen days are a real struggle. There’s nothing in the forecast that’s worth paddling out for, so we’re going to walk through the dead zone together.
The outlook starts with a bit of a tease. Monday the 13th has some swell, with waves around 8 feet from the east, but the wind is a messy cross-on at 19 mph, making it lumpy and pretty poor. The combined energy is moderate, sitting at 769, but with the short period of 8 seconds and onshore wind, it’s a pass. The water is currently 66°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – a bit of a weird anomaly.
From there, it’s a grim stretch. Tuesday the 14th and Wednesday the 15th offer small, weak waves with cross-onshore winds. The energy drops off a cliff, getting down to 93 and 145. Thursday the 16th gives us a brief moment of glassy conditions in the afternoon, but the swell is only 4 feet with a weak 6-second period – it’s flat and gutless. The next week and a half are a write-off. We see a lot of days with energy readings in the single digits or teens. Friday the 17th has a clean offshore wind in the afternoon, but the swell is a pathetic 2 feet. It’s not even worth getting the board off the roof rack.
The real action doesn’t show up until Friday the 24th of July. That’s a full week and a half of flat, blown-out, or tiny surf. On the 24th, we finally get a pulse of swell back – 6 feet from the southwest. The wind is a cross-off, so it’ll be clean, and the energy is back up to a solid 348. The period is short at 7 seconds, so it won’t be the best shape, but it’s the only window of hope. Saturday the 25th holds onto similar waves, 5 feet from the west-southwest, with clean cross-off winds and energy around 200. For a beginner, the 5 to 6 foot range is probably too much, so this is for the more experienced crew. For the rest of the period after that, it’s back to tiny, wind-affected junk.
So, there’s nothing to recommend. The only flicker of life is on the 24th and 25th, but it’s a long way off and not a true standout. When it’s this bleak, it’s usually a sign that the pattern is about to change, but for now, we’re in a dry spell. Hang tight.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 3 | SW 11 | S 12 | W 9 | S 19 | E 4 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 183 | 330 | 184 | 33 | 30 | 64 | 31 | 124 | 80 | 31 | 62 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:58PM4.97m | 5:28AM4.84m | 5:53PM5.19m | 6:23AM4.92m | 6:45PM5.35m | 7:15AM4.94m | 7:36PM5.42m | 8:04AM4.90m | 8:25PM5.38m | 8:53AM4.79m | 9:14PM5.24m | 9:40AM4.63m | 10:03PM5.01m | 10:29AM4.44m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.78m | 12:14PM0.76m | 00:45AM0.50m | 1:03PM0.58m | 1:34AM0.34m | 1:49PM0.49m | 2:20AM0.32m | 2:33PM0.51m | 3:05AM0.44m | 3:17PM0.65m | 3:49AM0.67m | 4:00PM0.88m | 4:33AM0.99m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | 9:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 6 | WSW 10 | E 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 9 | SW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | W 8 | E 3 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | E 4 | W 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 27 | 30 | 49 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | W 8 | E 4 | W 9 | E 4 | W 8 | W 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 4 | — | SW 11 | S 12 | — | S 19 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 746 | 183 | 330 | 184 | — | 28 | 64 | 31 | 124 | 80 | 31 | 62 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 20 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 375 | 23 | 299 | 0 | 24 | 25 | 915 | 414 | 414 | 596 | 414 | 545 | 535 | 414 | 400 |
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