Mawgan Porth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Gonna be real with you: the outlook for Mawgan Porth over this sixteen-day stretch is a proper bummer. There are no classic surf days coming up at all. The whole period is full of “poor surf conditions,” and the wave energy is weak. It’s the kind of run that's more normal for a sheltered river mouth like this when the swell just isn't showing. The water’s a bit warmer than usual at 63°F, but that don’t help when the waves are this sad.

Saturday the 4th brings a small 3ft swell from the W with a 10-second period, but it's blown out by 15 km/h onshore winds. The combined energy is weak (218) and it’s messy. Junk. Sunday the 5th ain't any better – tiny 2-3ft cross-onshore mess with energy dropping (119-133). That 9-second period is short-period windswell, no power in it.

Monday the 6th has some 3ft waves from the WNW, but the energy is below 100 (106 in the morning, 97 in the afternoon) and winds are light and onshore or cross-on. Rubbish. Tuesday the 7th is worse – 2ft waves, energy dropping to 62-76. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 8th morning is the one glimmer of something half-reasonable. We get a glassy 2ft wave from the W with 9-second period, energy at 86. The report says “surfable but ordinary.” That's the best we get in the first week—barely rideable for a beginner, but there's no push. The afternoon turns clean with a cross-offshore, but the wave is still tiny.

Thursday the 9th through to Saturday the 11th is a total washout: onshore and cross-shore winds, choppy conditions, and energy staying low until Saturday the 11th afternoon when a sharp 4ft NNW swell pops up (period a terrible 6 seconds, energy 208). That’s a short-period, lumpy mess with 30 km/h cross-shore winds. It’s more of a kite-surfing scene than a paddle-surfing one.

Sunday the 12th is clean in the morning with a 3ft cross-offshore wave, but the period is only 6 seconds—weak. The afternoon goes glassy with a tiny 2ft wave, but it’s just “ordinary.” Monday the 13th is glassy again but tiny (1ft). There’s a very long 12-second groundswell on Monday afternoon, but it’s only 1ft with energy at 74—just a hint of something deeper that never arrives.

Tuesday the 14th morning offers the only other half-decent window: a 3ft wave from the W with 10-second period, clean cross-offshore wind, and energy of 149. It’s still ordinary, but it’s clean and small enough for a beginner to get some practice. The rest of the second week—through to Sunday the 19th—is a mix of onshore winds, chop, and tiny waves. No standouts. Nothing.

So, you’ve got two mornings that are even rideable: Wednesday the 8th and Tuesday the 14th. Both are small, clean, and ordinary. If you're desperate, grab a longboard and keep your hopes low. Otherwise, sit this one out. Tough run for Mawgan Porth.

Rusty out.

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