Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Perran Sands today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Perran Sands at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Perran Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 52 | 60 | 134 | 121 | 94 | 83 | 92 | 104 | 206 | 160 | 134 | 130 | 156 | 194 | 285 | 293 | 301 | 310 | 336 | 397 | 510 | 781 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:56AM6.26m | 9:15PM6.25m | 9:33AM5.88m | 9:53PM5.75m | 10:13AM5.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.40m | 3:11PM0.60m | 3:33AM0.81m | 3:48PM1.02m | 4:08AM1.28m | 4:27PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 40 | 134 | 121 | 94 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 52 | 60 | — | — | — | 83 | 92 | 104 | 206 | 160 | 134 | 130 | 156 | 194 | 285 | 293 | 301 | 310 | 336 | 397 | 510 | 781 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 281 | 404 | 402 | 507 | 575 | 227 | 227 | 289 | 215 | 276 | 901 | 838 | 910 | 547 | 270 | 266 | 215 | 289 | 236 | 236 | 227 | 215 |
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