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Perran Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Perran Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Perran Sands at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Perran Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | |
341 | 319 | 247 | 242 | 238 | 184 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 46 | 61 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 42 | 55 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:47PM5.12m | 3:09AM5.34m | 3:37PM5.32m | 3:57AM5.47m | 4:20PM5.53m | 4:39AM5.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM1.60m | 9:37AM1.40m | 9:58PM1.44m | 10:20AM1.27m | 10:41PM1.27m | 10:59AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
 kJ | 341 | 319 | 247 | 242 | 238 | 184 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 46 | 61 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 18 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 42 | 55 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 19 | SW 13 | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | — | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 26 | — | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 35 |
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