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Perran Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
12.7° 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 1AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
475 | 214 | 147 | 188 | 255 | 289 | 199 | 187 | 141 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 18 | 28 | 44 | 91 | 135 | 152 | 157 | 378 | 874 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:10PM5.96m | 4:30AM6.29m | 4:55PM6.39m | 5:17AM6.62m | 5:40PM6.71m | 6:03AM6.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.78m | 10:52AM0.46m | 11:13PM0.40m | 11:37AM0.20m | 11:59PM0.13m | 12:22PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 8 | 214 | 147 | 121 | 64 | 109 | 108 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 79 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 35 | 58 | 121 | 157 | 173 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 9 | W 10 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 26 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 116 | 378 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | WNW 15 | SW 13 | N 5 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 71 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 475 | 165 | 146 | 188 | 255 | 289 | 199 | 187 | 141 | 85 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 44 | 91 | 135 | 152 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1146 | 76 | 162 | 281 | 242 | 35 | 281 | 323 | 281 | 52 | 246 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 289 | 495 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 35 | 35 | 50 | 400 | |
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