Mawgan Porth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get this out there. It’s a tough stretch of surf ahead for us here. Looking at the whole 16-day window, I gotta be straight with you – there’s no proper swell on the horizon. Nothing that’s gonna have you calling in sick for work. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple.

We’re looking at a solid run of poor, weak waves for the first week or so. From the 15th right through to the 20th, it’s all small, short-period junk. We’re talking about waist-high slop at best, with a lot of cross-shore chop messing it up. The wind’s all over the place, mostly onshore or cross, which is gonna make it feel even messier out there. On the 18th and 19th there’s a bit more energy in the water, with readings around 150-159, but it’s wind-swell, period under 7 seconds, and it’s just gonna be crumbly and weak.

Then we get a little tease on the 21st. The wind drops out to nothing – straight glass. There’s a small 3ft swell from the W with an 8-second period, and that’s the best conditions we see for a while. But it’s still just an average, ordinary wave. Not gonna be winning any awards.

After that, the whole thing just bottoms out again. The swell drops off a cliff. We’re into tiny, knee-high slop for days on end. The energy readings are pathetic – down to single digits and low double digits. It’s just a dead, flat ocean. The wind gets offshore and clean on the 22nd and 23rd, which would be great if there was anything to ride, but a clean 1ft wave is still just a clean 1ft wave. No push, no power.

There’s a faint glimmer around the 27th and 28th where it goes glassy again with a little bit of 2ft swell showing up, but again, it’s marginal. And then there’s a possible little bump on the 29th with an offshore wind and the energy climbing back over 100, but it’s still only getting to 3ft. This is all just enough to make you itch, but not enough to scratch it.

For the beginner listening, honestly, for most of this nothing’s worth the paddle. It’s too small and weak to have any fun. The total lack of any decent period or size for the first half of the month makes it a write-off. It’s the kind of stretch where the sea looks pretty but does nothing.

The one day that stands out as the best of a bad bunch is the morning of Friday the 21st. If you can get out there at dawn, the ocean is gonna be like a millpond. The air’s clean, there’s no wind, and while the waves are small, they’ll be the cleanest and most rideable of the whole period. It’s not a standout by any stretch, but it’s the only real window of “clean” surf we’ve got. Don’t expect much, and you might just scratch an itch. But for the rest of it, leave the boards in the car and save your energy. It’s a poor outlook. The water temp is running at 66°, which is 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – a bit of a silver lining if you’re keen for a swim.

Honestly, after the first week, it’s a blank. Don’t think about it. Just go do something else with your time. We won't see any proper swell until the end of the month, and even that's a long-range call that's far from certain.

Rusty out.

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