Mawgan Porth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, looking at what we’ve got on the table for Mawgan Porth over the next couple of weeks. For those of you just tuning in, this is a river break, fairly exposed to a WNW swell, and it’s a beginner-friendly spot.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – we’ve got a long, dry spell ahead. For the first ten days or so, it’s looking pretty grim. We’re talking from Tuesday, 25th August, all the way through to Saturday the 5th of September where the surf quality is just not there. The swell is small and weak, bouncing between 1 ft and 4 ft with periods under 8 seconds for much of that time. It’s just not showing any love. We do get a pulse of bigger swell around the 29th, with the combined energy hitting 374 on Saturday morning, but the wind is a mess – cross-onshore and choppy with 18-25 mph winds. Even when the swell tops 8 ft on the 31st and 1st September, the wind is just howling onshore or cross-onshore, trashing any chance of a decent wave. It’s a write-off. Honestly, with these windy conditions and the beach-and-river setup, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

But hang on, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. The standout window – and I mean the *only* one worth getting excited about – lands on Saturday the 5th of September during the afternoon. Finally, things click. We’ve got a clean 6 ft swell rolling in from the WNW with a long, juicy 11-second period. The magic is the wind: a gentle 15 mph breeze straight out of the east, blowing offshore. That’s going to groom those waves beautifully. The combined energy is a solid 698, so there’s decent push behind it. This is a true standout, the best on offer in this whole 16-day run. Get on it while the getting’s good.

Following that, we get a bit more activity around the 8th of September, but it’s further out and less certain. Tuesday the 8th has a big 8 ft swell in the morning, but it’s from the west with a very long 15-second period – that’s a groundswell, which can be a bit too straight for this kind of break. The afternoon looks promising though, with a clean 6 ft swell and light, clean winds. The combined energy is massive at 1661, so the ocean will have plenty of energy. But being a week and a half out, we’ll call that promising but not a lock.

Water temps are sitting about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

So, in short: the first week and a half is a total dog. But that Saturday afternoon session on the 5th September? That’s your window. Be ready.

Rusty.

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