Pererenan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. We’ve got a solid 16-day window at Pererenan, a beach and reef setup on the southwest coast. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so you’re not needing a thick wetsuit for the dawn patrol.

The overall pattern is a long run of persistent SSW to SW groundswell, with periods hanging around 14 to 19 seconds, so there’s proper energy in the water. The combined swell energy is mostly moderate to strong, with values like 779 to 3342 (moderate to strong energy). The trouble is, the wind is nearly always a cross or cross-onshore breeze from the SE or SSE, which keeps things a bit bumpy. The best windows come when the wind eases to a gentle breeze or flips to a cross-offshore.

The standout here is the afternoon of Friday the 18th of September. The swell is a solid 7ft from the SSW with a period of 15 seconds, and the wind goes cross-offshore from the ESE at just 9 mph. That’s a clean setup, with the combined energy at 2318 (moderate energy). For Pererenan, this is the pick of the fortnight – clean, punchy lines, and the swell direction is right on the money from the SW optimum.

The next best session is the afternoon of Thursday the 17th of September. Swell of 7ft from the SSW, period of 16 seconds, combined energy of 2384 (moderate energy), with a gentle cross-shore breeze from the SE at 9 mph. Conditions will be a little bumpier than the 18th, but still fun.

The first week is pretty average. The swell comes in around 5ft to 7ft, but the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, meaning you’ll be dealing with a cross-chop. The early sessions on Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th have 12 mph cross winds, which will make things messy. The morning of Sunday the 6th has a solid 7ft with a 17-second period, but that 16 mph cross breeze will blow it out.

The second week keeps the swell coming, but the wind patterns are similar. The morning of Thursday the 17th has a 8ft SSW swell at 17 seconds with 2880 combined energy (moderate energy), but the 12 mph cross breeze kills the quality. The afternoon of Wednesday the 16th is interesting with a 4ft swell but a very long period of 21 seconds and combined energy of 2077 (moderate energy) – that’s a lot of energy for a small face, but at Pererenan, those long-period swells can produce some clean, lined-up waves, especially if the wind lays off.

Honestly, for most of the period, the conditions are marginal. If you’re a kiter, the cross-shore winds and solid swell will look a lot more fun than it does for paddle surfing. The standouts are the 17th and 18th of September. Get on those.

Rusty.

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