Perran Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 14 May 2026 BST
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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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Perran Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Perran Sands at 8AM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (14 May)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.8
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
820
903
859
777
606
593
415
202
226
289
258
171
187
141
100
62
57
41
41
54
19
26
20
57
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:43AM5.87m
4:10PM5.96m
4:30AM6.29m
4:55PM6.39m
5:17AM6.62m
5:40PM6.71m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.83m
10:27PM0.78m
10:52AM0.46m
11:13PM0.40m
11:37AM0.20m
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
9:00
9:01
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
1
-1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
1.2
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.4
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
N
6
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.3
N
5
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
WNW
13
Energy kJ
25
24
22
21
21
8
8
143
99
112
109
89
7
7
19
62
35
41
41
5
18
26
15
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
10
0.1
SW
13
0.7
W
8
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
2
7
7
57
17
9
7
2
2
6
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
6
21
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.8
W
7
Energy kJ
820
903
859
777
606
593
415
202
226
289
258
171
187
141
100
45
54
19
17
10
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
323
323
99
274
750
1144
323
155
243
99
242
242
35
323
281
52
29
215
8
0
215
215
29
215
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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