Surf Forecasts:
Mawgan Porth surf forecast from 21 Oct 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period, W swell with 17,298 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mawgan Porth this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Mawgan Porth in the next 16 days are 6.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Oct 23) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mawgan Porth over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4374 | 3329 | 2018 | 1148 | 2575 | 13925 | 6365 | 2561 | 1153 | 3710 | 7389 | 6733 | 4620 | 1952 | 1686 | 2005 | 3085 | 6636 | 7787 | 8789 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:08AM4.84m | 3:26PM5.25m | 3:52AM5.33m | 4:07PM5.73m | 4:30AM5.83m | 4:46PM6.19m | 5:07AM6.28m | 5:23PM6.57m | 5:44AM6.64m | 6:02PM6.82m | 6:22AM6.85m | 6:42PM6.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM1.87m | 9:21AM1.78m | 9:49PM1.40m | 10:05AM1.31m | 10:28PM0.93m | 10:44AM0.86m | 11:05PM0.52m | 11:22AM0.46m | 11:42PM0.21m | 12:00PM0.17m | 00:19AM0.04m | 12:38PM0.02m | 00:58AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | -3 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | W 12 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2018 | 1148 | 2575 | — | — | 152 | 48 | 4 | — | — | — | 1952 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 10 | — | — | ESE 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 |
| kJ | 4374 | 3329 | — | — | 10 | 13925 | 6365 | 2561 | 1153 | 3710 | 7389 | 6733 | 4620 | — | 1686 | 2005 | 3085 | 6636 | 7787 | 8789 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 140 | 44 | 121 | 237 | 525 | 501 | 258 | 481 | 762 | 330 | 237 | 217 | 7 | 491 | 554 | 620 | 567 | 330 | 221 |
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