Mawgan Porth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Mawgan Porth.

To be straight with you, the next week and a half is pretty grim. We’re looking at a long stretch of very small, weak surf with hardly any energy behind it. The combined swell energy sits below 100 for most of it, sometimes barely scraping into the low 100s – that’s barely a pulse. The water temperature is 61°F right now, which is bang on average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

From Monday morning the 6th of July right through to Sunday the 19th, it’s a write-off. Swell heights are between 1.0ft and 3ft, mostly from the west, with periods hanging around 8 to 9 seconds – weak, short-period slop. The wind is all over the place, mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and even where it’s offshore the swell is just too small to do anything with. You’ll see a little spike around Friday the 10th morning with 3ft and combined energy hitting 146, but even then the wind is cross-offshore and the conditions are only described as “surfable waves but very ordinary” – that’s not a recommendation, that’s a shrug. Not worth paddling out for.

There is a glimmer on Tuesday the 21st of July. The morning brings a 7ft swell from the northwest, with a period of 7 seconds and combined energy jumping to 352. That’s moderate energy, and with light cross-shore winds it could be rideable. But the period is short – only 7 seconds – so it’ll be a bit crumbly and messy. Plus, there’s light rain forecast, and the afternoon gets hit with a fresh 19 mph cross wind, turning it lumpy. This is still a marginal call; it’s not a standout day for most surfers, though if you’re desperate and the tide lines up, you might get a few.

Honestly, nothing here is a true standout. The best chance, if you can call it that, is that Tuesday morning on the 21st of July. But with short-period swell, rain, and winds shifting nasty later on, it’s a gamble. For beginners, that 7ft might be a bit much, especially with the chop, so take care.

This is a tough run for Mawgan Porth. When the swell energy stays this low for this long, it’s just not worth chasing. Forecasts can change though, so keep an eye out.

Rusty.

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