Mawgan Porth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what's cookin' for Mawgan Porth over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it's a tough stretch. We're looking at a long, quiet run before any real hope of a wave shows up, so don't hold your breath for the next few days.

The forecast kicks off Friday 3rd July with a small 4ft swell from the west, but a rough 3 mph cross-on wind and a pretty weak combined energy reading of 335 has it looking real messy. The water's hangin' in at 63°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time, but that's about the only positive. That Friday afternoon turns onshore and gets even uglier, and from there it's a full week of nothing but poor conditions. We get a dribble of small, weak swell right through to Friday 10th July, but the wind is just never our friend; it's cross-on or onshore for days on end. Around Thursday 9th and Friday 10th, the wind finally eases right off, going glassy and even offshore from the east, but the swell has totally vanished down to 2ft. The combined energy is barely a whisper under 70. You could get the log out for a soul session in the knee-high stuff, but it's a long paddle for a short ride.

It stays grim through the weekend and into the start of the second week. Even when a long-period 19 second groundswell shows up on Monday 13th July, it's only 0.7ft and gets smashed by a 19 mph cross-shore wind. That's a total non-event.

Finally, on Tuesday 14th July, we get a little twinkle. The swell nudges back up to 2ft from the west with a period of 9 seconds, combined energy climbs to 134, and more importantly, the wind goes glassy in the morning. It's still only small and surfable but ordinary, but that clean, glassy surface is your best chance for a few fun, if tiny, waves all week. The wind flips cross-on that arvo though.

Looking further out, things get a bit more interesting but also more of a challenge. Come Saturday 18th July, the swell is set to jump up to 7ft from the WNW, with combined energy spiking right up to 589. That's a solid, powerful swell. However, we're dealing with a strong 16 mph cross-shore wind from the north, which is going to make it ugly and lumpy. The period is short at 8 seconds too, so it'll be a bit of a boily mess. For a river break like Mawgan Porth, a long-period swell from the west would be ideal, but with this short-period windswell and strong crosswind, the setup honestly looks more interesting for the kite surfers than us with paddles. That size is also well into expert territory.

So overall, mate, it's a pretty bleak outlook. The only real standout is that brief window of glassy conditions on Thursday 9th July and Friday 10th July, but you'll be surfing tiny waves. The only other pulse of size comes on Saturday 18th July, but the wind is set to ruin it. Hang in there, things can change.

Rusty.

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