Maenporth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at what Maenporth is serving up over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a bit is looking pretty grim. There’s a real dry spell for quality waves. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions from now until the end of August and into the very start of September. The onshore winds are going to be messing things up, with cross-on breezes and choppy seas. The swell is there, but it’s small and messy, or it’s blown out. Don’t bother waxing up for that.

The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Tuesday, 1st of September. Now, we’re looking at a clean morning with offshore winds, but it’s a tricky one. The swell is pumping up to 8 ft from the WSW with a 9-second period, and the energy is strong (1057). Because it’s pushing past 8 ft, this one is strictly for the experts. Beginners, give this a miss. The conditions are described as marginal, with questionable tide, so it’s not a no-brainer, but it’s the first real size we’ve seen. The afternoon gets even bigger – 12 ft – but the wind picks up to a fresh breeze, so it’s going to be a battle.

The pattern then gets messy again with cross-shore winds for a couple of days. The real standout, and the one I’d circle on your calendar, is Saturday, 5th of September. We’ve got a solid 10 ft swell from the WSW carrying a lot of energy (1220-1342). The wind is offshore and clean, which is a beautiful combination. At this size, it’s big, powerful stuff – definitely expert territory again, but the potential for some epic, clean waves at Maenporth if you can handle it. It’s a long-range call, so it’s promising, but don’t book the day off just yet.

Looking further out, Wednesday, 9th of September also shows a big 10 ft swell from the WSW with a very long period of 11 seconds. That kind of period means really clean, powerful groundswell. Given Maenporth is a sheltered spot (optimum from SSE), this WSW direction might not hit it perfectly, but a clean 10 ft is hard to ignore. The wind is offshore and light. Again, it’s a long way off, but it’s the best looking day on paper by a long shot.

So, to sum it up: a whole lot of nothing for the first week, then some big, expert-only swell potentially kicking off from the 1st of September. The standout is the 9th of September for that combination of clean, offshore wind and a long-period groundswell. Keep your ear to the ground on that one.

The water is currently sitting at a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, about 65°, so the rubber isn’t a must yet.

Rusty.

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