Perran Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 20 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
10.1° 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 6PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
5
7
0
0
5
4
3
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.7
SW
1.3
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
2.5
W
2
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)161514141413131313131313101616171616151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17622367285332243313336430422611163210037871044574868648912102128981197294066662445825581487972
Wind
(km/h)
50
S
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
45
SE
30
S
40
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
15
SSE
40
SE
60
SE
20
S
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
6.29
6:25PM
6.11
6:42AM
6.44
7:00PM
6.19
7:17AM
6.50
7:36PM
6.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
0.61
12:41AM
0.58
1:04PM
0.52
1:14AM
0.54
1:38PM
0.51
1:49AM
0.59
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise8:10-------8:08-------8:07-------
Sunset--4:52-------4:53-------4:54-----
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
67411--23111111-1----471
Temp. °C1089877881111109998999979867
Feels °C (?)0333221-15343344511320-41-2
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