Perran Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 GMT
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Perran Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Perran Sands sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Perran Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Perran Sands at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (23 Jan)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Perran Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
1
1
1
0
0
4
0
0
3
3
3
3
4
0
7
7
6
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2
W
1.3
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)141413131817171616161516151514161514151414141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42803247204213291086841197789076956759255311660774596889425614092151139564672549973803374651966621
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
30
SE
50
ESE
35
SSE
50
SE
65
SE
70
ESE
55
SSE
55
S
60
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
SSE
30
WSW
35
W
15
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
6.19
7:53AM
6.44
8:14PM
6.09
8:33AM
6.27
8:55PM
5.90
9:17AM
6.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.59
2:14PM
0.59
2:26AM
0.73
2:52PM
0.77
3:07AM
0.96
3:36PM
1.04
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----8:07-------8:06-------8:04---
Sunset------4:57-------4:59-------5:00-
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--221133111126211-23----
Temp. °C787887799888889887776776
Feels °C (?)30-40-3-7-8-3-3-4-2-2-2-12032121233
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