Maenporth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: this is a grim one for the foreseeable future. We’re looking at a 16-day stretch starting now, and the honest truth is there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The first week is a total washout, and the second week doesn’t improve. We’re talking day after day of flat, tiny, or messy junk.

The only spot on the radar is Maenporth. It’s a beginner-friendly, sheltered little cove that usually needs a decent push from the SSE to get going. Problem is, the swell just isn’t there. The water is sitting at 66°F which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only comfort.

For the first few days, from Friday 7th August through to Monday 10th, we’ve got absolutely nothing. Swell heights are 0.3ft to 1ft with periods all over the shop. The best wind we see is a glassy moment on Monday afternoon (10th August) with a NNW breeze at 3 mph, but even then, the combined energy is only 16 – that’s weak, barely a ripple. It’s not surf.

Things try to pretend to get interesting mid-week. On Tuesday 11th, the swell bumps up to 3ft to 5ft from the ESE, but the wind is howling onshore at 19 to 22 mph – that’s a fresh cross-onshore, making it choppy and lumpy. Even with the energy jumping to moderate levels ( 123 ), it’s a mess. By Wednesday 12th, the swell is coming from the E with a period of 7 seconds – short period, weak, and the wind is still honking onshore. The energy hits 303 that morning, but trust me, it’s not the kind of wave you want.

Towards the end of the first week, Thursday 13th gives us a brief window of clean, offshore wind from the NW at 9 to 12 mph and a 3ft swell from the WSW with a 9-second period. The energy is 154 – moderate. This is the closest we get to a surfable day, but the swell is still small and inconsistent. It’s a thought, not a session.

Then from Friday 14th all the way through to Saturday 22nd August, we drop right back to tiny, 0.3ft to 0.7ft slop, with long-period groundswell (15-17 seconds) but zero push. The energy values are all in the single digits, up to 29 at best. The wind is a mix of cross-offshore and cross-onshore, but it doesn’t matter because there’s no wave to ride.

There is no standout. There is no best option. We’ve got a long, blank run here. For a sheltered spot like Maenporth, this kind of dead spell is more normal than you’d hope. The forecasts can change, but right now, I’d save the petrol and wax.

Rusty.

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