Maenporth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Maenporth for the next couple of weeks.

Straight up – there’s no real surf worth paddling out for in the whole 16-day window. The forecast keeps throwing poor conditions at us day after day. The only flicker of something rideable shows up on the morning of July 16, but even that is marginal at best. This is a sheltered, inconsistent beginner spot, and when the swell direction doesn’t match its ideal SSE angle, you’re usually left waiting. For most of the period the wind is cross‑onshore or cross‑shore, and the swell is either tiny or massive with onshore chop.

Let’s run through it. From July 8 right through to July 15, it’s mostly poor. Swell heights stay under 3 ft until the weekend of July 12-13, when a big E swell arrives – 8 ft to 10 ft with period around 8 seconds. But the wind is howling from the east at 18-28 mph, making it cross‑onshore and lumpy. That’s not surfable for a beginner break, and even for experts it’s messy. Combined energy hits 767 (moderate) on Sunday morning and climbs to 1566 (strong) by Tuesday – all wasted with onshore wind. The whole setup looks more like kite‑surfing weather than paddle surfing, honestly.

Then on July 16 morning we get a brief window. Wind from the north at 9 mph, cross‑offshore, clean conditions. Swell is 8 ft from the east at 8 seconds, combined energy 868 (moderate). Problem is, east swell is not the optimum SSE direction for Maenporth, and this break is inconsistent anyway. The wave size is over 8 ft – too big for beginners and really only for experienced surfers. So it’s a pass for most. By afternoon the wind picks up and it’s back to poor.

After that, from July 17 onward, the swell drops away to nothing – 0.3 ft to 2 ft, long period but tiny. Winds go offshore or cross‑off, so it’s clean, but there’s no energy. The combined energy values fall into single digits or low double digits (weak). That stretch lasts from July 17 through July 23, a solid week of flatness.

Bottom line: Maenporth has nothing going on this fortnight. If you’re desperate, the morning of July 16 might offer a few lumpy waves for strong paddlers, but it’s not worth getting excited about. Better to wait for a proper SSE groundswell with light winds.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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