Mawgan Porth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Mawgan Porth is serving up over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a bit of a mixed bag, and we've got a long stretch of waiting ahead.

The whole forecast period starts off pretty grim. We're looking at a solid week of poor surf conditions from the 6th right through to the 13th of September. The swell is there, sometimes even a bit of size, but the wind is just killing it. It's mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making a mess of things. You'll see a few pulses of energy, like a big one on the 7th with combined swell energy hitting 1487, but with onshore winds, that's just a washing machine. Not worth paddling out.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Friday the 11th in the afternoon. The wind drops to glassy, absolutely flat calm, and we get a small 4ft swell from the west with a 9-second period. The combined energy is a weak 177, and the report calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's not going to be epic, but it's the first clean window we've had. For a beginner-friendly river break like this, that glassy wind is a major positive. The water temp is running about 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that's a nice bonus.

Then we go into another rough patch from the 12th to the 18th. More onshore winds, more chop. There's a big pulse of energy on the 17th, with a 8ft swell and a 1304 combined energy reading, but it's coming with onshore wind again, so it's a no-go. That size, over 8ft, is really only for experts anyway, and with those winds, it's just messy.

Finally, we get a couple of standout sessions right at the tail end of the outlook. The best of the whole forecast is shaping up for the weekend of the 20th and 21st of September. Saturday the 19th sees clean, cross-offshore winds from the northeast and north, with a 5ft and 4ft west swell. The combined energy is moderate, around 379 to 419. The conditions are described as clean, which is music to my ears. Then Sunday the 20th is the real winner. We get a 7ft swell from the west, with a 10-second period, and combined energy jumping up to 981. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the east-southeast and southeast. That is proper surfable size, good energy, and clean conditions. This spot is fairly exposed to the west-northwest swell, so this direction is ideal. It is a river break, so it's better for a longboard or a funshape, and with that size, it'll be working. Keep in mind, this spot can get crowded sometimes, and it's a beginner-friendly break, so it might be busy. The morning of Monday the 21st still has clean cross-offshore wind, but the swell drops back to 4ft.

So, if you can wait, the standout is absolutely the 20th of September at Mawgan Porth. That's the one to circle on the calendar. For the rest of the time, you're better off doing something else.

Rusty.

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