Perran Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.37° N 5.15° W

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Perran Sands sea temperature is

17.6° C

Perran Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Perran Sands today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Perran Sands at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sat 11			Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	N 5	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	WNW 8	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NE 6	N 6	N 6	WSW 19	SW 19	SW 15	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	WSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	41	54	62	52	54	34	39	13	28	19	27	46	59	25	19	37	15	8	44	57	59	47	41	31
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	NW	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	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	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:07PM5.51m				3:40AM5.65m					4:11PM5.86m				4:42AM5.96m				5:09PM6.25m				5:38AM6.26m
Low Tide			9:33PM1.26m					10:06AM1.12m				10:39PM0.91m				11:07AM0.80m				11:38PM0.54m				12:01PM0.49m


	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—
	—	9:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:28	—	—	—	—	—	9:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	25	25	25	21	20	23	28	29	29	27	23	20	19	22	25	26	25	23	22	19	17	22	25
Feels °C	24	22	23	24	19	16	20	24	25	24	23	16	14	14	15	20	23	24	24	21	16	14	18	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	WNW 8	NNE 5	WNW 8	N 5	N 5	W 8	W 8	N 6	N 6	WSW 19	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5
kJ	41	40	62	52	54	34	13	37	6	19	27	5	1	25	19	37	32	36	44	57	59	47	41	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	W 17	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	SW 16	WNW 8	SW 21	W 8	W 8	SW 15	SW 15	W 8	SW 19	W 8	SW 19	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	12	6	40	26	25	14	10	13	18	5	5	9	9	1	15	1	15	4	13	11	11	23	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 17	W 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 21	SW 16	—	W 20	SW 20	W 8	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18
kJ	—	—	6	5	10	10	—	10	10	18	10	—	8	15	1	8	8	8	9	8	12	12	31	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	NE 3	N 6	—	NNE 5	ENE 3	ENE 3	NNE 5	NE 6	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	32	54	—	—	—	2	39	—	28	3	3	46	59	30	34	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little Fistral Cornwall (North)	Perranporth Cornwall (North)	Penhale Cornwall (North)	Perran Sands Cornwall (North)	Penhale Cornwall (North)	Anse de Cabestan Brittany - Finistere	Anse de Pen-Hat Brittany - Finistere	Mawgan Porth Cornwall (North)	Tramore Left Waterford	Ownachincha Cork	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Aln Estuary North East England	Ile d'Oleron - Passe du Trillou Charente Maritime	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Le Havre Beach Normandy	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Mawgan Porth Cornwall (North)	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)	Penhale Cornwall (North)	Perran Sands Cornwall (North)	Pen-Hat Brittany - Finistere	Watergate Bay Cornwall (North)	Frainslake Sands Wales - Pembrokeshire	Penhale Cornwall (North)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	7	3	3	0	3	265	236	14	240	301	20	606	578	20	387	20	14	50	3	0	236	12	142	3
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall	Sennen Cove	Perranporth	Tregardock	Tregardock	Polzeath			Mawgan Porth			Constantine Bay			Constantine Bay		Constantine Bay	Mawgan Porth	Sennen Cove	Sennen Cove	Polzeath		Beacon Cove		Polzeath
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1			1			1			1		1	1	1	1	1		1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney		Melvich Scot - North Coast	Bragar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Nigg Bay Scot - East Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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