Mawgan Porth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for Mawgan Porth, looking at the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a tough stretch for anyone chasing waves around here. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but the swell and wind just aren't lining up for anything that’ll get the heart pumping. The first solid recommendation doesn't show until way down the line, so we’re looking at a long, dry gap for most of the period.

Right from the get-go, Sunday morning the 2nd of August offers up a tiny 2 ft of west swell, but with a short 8 second period, it’s weak and messy. The combined energy is only 35 (weak), and with a cross-offshore breeze, you might get a few clean little dribblers, but nothing worth getting wet for. The whole first week is a write-off. Swell bumps up a bit around Wednesday the 5th, hitting 6 ft from the west, but that’s accompanied by a strong onshore wind and a combined energy of 270 (moderate). It’s lumpy, choppy and just plain ugly. Not surfable for fun, maybe more of a kite session if you’re into that.

The pattern holds through the second week. There’s a tiny bump on Sunday the 9th of August with 4 ft from the WNW, but the period is only 6 seconds and the wind is onshore. Another no-go. It’s not until the very end, around Saturday the 15th of August and into the 16th, that we see any glimmer. The Saturday morning has a 2 ft west swell with an 8 second period, and the wind is light and cross-offshore. The combined energy is still weak at 55. It’s tiny, but it could be glassy. The water’s about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The only real standout, and I say that with caution, is the morning of Monday the 17th of August. We’ve got a tiny 2 ft swell coming from the NNE, a direction that doesn’t match the optimum WNW for this break at all. Period is a super short 5 seconds, and energy is a feeble 34 (weak). However, the wind is a moderate cross-offshore, which might make it clean. But it is the only session in the entire 16 days that scores anything above a zero. It’s a desperate pick.

So the long and short of it: this is a flat spell for Mawgan Porth. There are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The break is fairly consistent, so this blank run feels a bit unusual. Still, forecasts can change, but right now, leave the boards at home. You’re not missing much.

Rusty.

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