Surf Forecasts:
Maenporth surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, WSW swell with 301 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Maenporth this week:
The surf forecast for Maenporth over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Maenporth in the next 16 days are 1.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Maenporth over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, Rusty here. Let me give it to you straight: the surf outlook for Maenporth over the next couple of weeks is a tough one.
We've got a really long, quiet spell ahead. The first real sign of any rideable swell doesn’t show up until Sunday, August 2nd. That's a full week of flat, small, or just messy conditions to get through, with next to no wave energy at all. The water's running much warmer than normal for the time of year (anomaly of 3°), so it feels like a bath out there, but that doesn't help the lack of waves.
The only window with any potential at all arrives on the morning of Sunday, August 2nd. Conditions turn glassy for a moment, and a knee-to-waist high, 4ft swell from the WSW pushes in with a moderate period of 9 seconds. The combined energy hits 218, which is moderate, but the sea state looks clean. It's a small window though. By the afternoon the same day the swell builds to 6ft from the same direction, but the period drops to a short, gutless 8 seconds. It’s going to be a bit lumpier and more of a wrestle, with a 405 combined energy reading indicating moderate to strong energy, but it won't look pretty for a log or a fish. It could be okay, but it's marginal.
Maenporth faces into the south-southeast, so those swells coming from the west-southwest aren't hitting it directly; the break is sheltered from that direction. The whole stretch from Monday, August 3rd onward is basically back to junk – onshore winds, rain showers, and building but messy cross-onshore junk.
Bottom line: the absolute standout, and really the only window worth looking at, is the glassy morning of Sunday, August 2nd. Get in the water early for a small, clean, beginner-friendly wave before the wind picks up and the quality goes with it. After that, it's another long stretch of nothing you’d want to paddle out for.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 4 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 11 |
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 kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM4.18m | 4:30AM4.01m | 4:56PM4.35m | 5:16AM4.16m | 5:39PM4.53m | 5:57AM4.33m | 6:17PM4.70m | 6:33AM4.48m | 6:52PM4.84m | 7:07AM4.61m | 7:24PM4.94m | 7:38AM4.69m | 7:55PM5.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM1.92m | 11:09PM1.81m | 11:20AM1.71m | 11:50PM1.60m | 11:59AM1.49m | 00:25AM1.38m | 12:33PM1.28m | 00:58AM1.19m | 1:06PM1.10m | 1:30AM1.03m | 1:39PM0.96m | 2:02AM0.90m | 2:12PM0.88m | 2:36AM0.84m | |||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | S 11 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 386 | 269 | 92 | 148 | 108 | 81 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 86 | 113 | 51 | 33 | 22 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 4 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 427 | 428 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 78 | 134 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 728 | 749 | 92 | 200 | 201 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 423 | 509 | 201 | 201 | 173 | 44 | 576 | 19 | 23 | 263 | 260 |
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