Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Perran Sands today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Perran Sands at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Perran Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 52 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:52PM4.47m | 3:30AM4.52m | 3:57PM4.83m | 4:24AM4.90m | 4:44PM5.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM2.43m | 9:24PM2.25m | 9:51AM2.12m | 10:24PM1.87m | 10:41AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 5 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 52 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 14 | W 10 | N 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | NW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 5 | 9 | 20 | — | — | 19 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 240 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 250 | 240 | 229 | 202 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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