Mawgan Porth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the table for our little corner of the coast. It’s Mawgan Porth (river) we’re talking about, and I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day run is a tough one to love. The water temp is sitting at a pretty mild 62°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t be needing the thickest wetsuit at least.

We kick off on Thursday the 2nd of July, and it’s a rough start. There’s a 7 ft swell knocking around from the west with an 8-second period – short-period, crumbly stuff. The energy is moderate at best (566), but a strong cross-on NW wind at 16 mph is making an absolute mess of it. Choppy, poor conditions. That theme carries right through Thursday, Friday, and into the weekend. Friday the 3rd does see a drop to 4 ft on the swell, and we get a brief moment of clean offshore wind on the morning from the west at 6 mph, but the combined swell energy is still weak to moderate (335). It’s a marginal call at best, and the afternoon gets blown out again.

Saturday and Sunday are flat and grotty. We’re looking at tiny, gutless swell – around 3 ft to 3 ft – with barely enough energy to push a ripple. Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th are worse, with swell dropping to 2 ft and below. The wave energy is barely registering, values like 73 and 76. You’d be chasing whitewash. This low-quality, small-swell slump stretches through the entire first week and into the middle of the next.

Now, there is a flicker of hope. On Thursday the 9th of July, the wind finally swings offshore from the ESE at 9 mph, giving us clean, tidy conditions. The problem? The swell is tiny – just 2 ft from the west with a period of 9 seconds and a combined energy of only 85. It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary. You’d get a few knee-high lumps if you’re desperate. That clean, small window holds through Friday the 10th, with the swell bumping up to 5 ft for the afternoon, but the period drops to a terrible 6 seconds from the north. That’s short-period windswell, and with that north direction, it’s going to be breaking straight, offering nothing of real quality. The energy reading (215) is weak.

From Saturday the 11th onwards, it’s a sad tale. The swell collapses completely. We’re looking at 1 ft, then 1.0 ft, and even 0.3 ft. The wave energy values are pathetically low – 29 on the 12th, a laughable 16 on the 14th. The wind does go glassy on Saturday afternoon (11th), which is a rare treat, but with a 1 ft swell and a combined energy of 38, it’s a pool-flat day.

Even the long-period pulses on the 13th from the SW at 19 seconds (36 energy) and the 14th from the SW at 18 seconds (29 energy) are too tiny to do anything. The entire second week is a dead loss.

So, we have a four-day gap from the 7th to the 10th of July where there are only marginal, poor-quality options, followed by a massive blank run from the 11th to the 17th. There are no standouts. The only day you might even bother looking at the ocean is Thursday the 9th of July, for a knee-high, clean-ish session in the morning. It’s frustrating, but the spot is fairly consistent around here, so the forecasts might change.

Rusty

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