Surf Forecasts:
Mawgan Porth surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with 133 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mawgan Porth this week:
The surf forecast for Mawgan Porth over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mawgan Porth in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mawgan Porth over the next 16 days.
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for Mawgan Porth.
Right off the bat, it’s a tough stretch. For the next week and a half, there’s barely a wave worth getting wet for. The swell is small, the energy is weak (combined energy values mostly sitting below 100), and the wind is often crossing or onshore, messing up what little there is.
Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th are write-offs – tiny 2ft to 3ft of west-northwest swell, with cross or cross-onshore winds and a combined energy of just 90 to 126. It’s poor, no two ways about it.
Friday morning the 10th is the first flicker of hope. You’ve got a 3ft west swell with a 9-second period and glassy conditions (combined energy 135). It’s still weak, but that clean surface might give you a few fun little runners on the river mouth. It’s only a beginner wave anyway, so if you’re starting out, this is your window. Saturday the 11th stays clean with cross-off winds, but the swell drops to 3ft and the period shortens to 6 seconds – it’s tiny and weak (combined energy 95 to 104).
Then it gets bleak again. From Sunday the 12th right through to Wednesday the 23rd of July, it’s mostly poor with swell heights under 2ft, short periods, and choppy or hard offshore winds that make paddling a chore. The combined energy barely breaks 100 most days.
Now here’s the one standout, and it’s a long way off – Thursday the 23rd of July. The morning shows a 6ft north swell with a 6-second period, and combined energy of 327 – that’s moderate, actually some push! The wind is a clean cross-off from the SSE. That’s the best on offer across the whole 16 days. But with only a 1 out of 10 score, it’s still a marginal call – the period is short, so the waves will be lumpy and close together. It’ll be a bit of a mess, but at least you’ll have some size and clean faces. Keep an eye on it.
Overall, the pick for the whole period is Friday morning the 10th if you want clean, tiny waves, and Thursday the 23rd if you can wait and want some real push, though the quality is questionable.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | NNE 5 | W 8 | SW 19 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 18 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 87 | 113 | 117 | 120 | 113 | 110 | 127 | 93 | 52 | 45 | 51 | 73 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 18 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:42AM5.27m | 00:10AM5.40m | 12:46PM5.21m | 1:18AM5.33m | 1:57PM5.28m | 2:31AM5.42m | 3:07PM5.51m | 3:40AM5.65m | 4:11PM5.86m | 4:42AM5.96m | 5:09PM6.25m | 5:38AM6.26m | 6:02PM6.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM1.39m | 5:58PM1.55m | 6:35AM1.49m | 7:05PM1.60m | 7:45AM1.50m | 8:19PM1.51m | 8:57AM1.38m | 9:33PM1.26m | 10:06AM1.12m | 10:39PM0.91m | 11:07AM0.80m | 11:38PM0.54m | 12:01PM0.49m | 00:31AM0.24m | |||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | NNE 5 | W 8 | SW 19 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 87 | 113 | 117 | 120 | 113 | 110 | 127 | 93 | 52 | 45 | 51 | 73 | 13 | 29 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 31 | 35 | 18 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 11 | WNW 4 | — | W 18 | W 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 19 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 36 | 31 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | W 18 | — | W 18 | W 13 | W 18 | W 16 | W 8 | SW 17 | W 16 | — | SW 21 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 5 | — | 18 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 45 | 37 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 220 | 48 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 400 | 63 | 303 | 235 | 38 | 7 | 386 | 137 | 210 |
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