Perran Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Perran Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Perran Sands at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)--
Afternoon (17 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
1.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131313121219171616151414131313121213121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2305227818831621141514662494470133452309188412709196905643773192651931871391379891
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
5.95
4:42AM
6.40
5:01PM
6.40
5:17AM
6.80
5:36PM
6.74
5:52AM
7.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
0.68
11:03AM
0.35
11:16PM
0.28
11:37AM
0.02
11:51PM
0.01
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------6:28-------6:26-------6:24-
Sunset-6:27-------6:29-------6:30------
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121110101010111313111010989111211101099911
Feels °C (?)656776566423323566665556
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