Perran Sands surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 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
12.7° 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 2PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)10ft (3.0m)7s
Afternoon (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)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 Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
5
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.8
W
7
1.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
861
859
777
590
480
410
196
272
321
297
202
187
159
100
89
57
57
55
55
19
17
20
56
78
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
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
11:59PM0.13m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
9:00
9:01
9:02
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
W
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.4
WNW
8
0.1
SW
13
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
24
22
21
21
8
8
143
97
41
107
82
7
7
19
7
57
57
55
55
18
17
16
35
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.7
W
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
10
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
8
8
63
8
8
2
7
35
18
11
6
5
6
20
12
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
N
5
0.2
W
9
0.2
N
5
0.2
W
7
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
2
6
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
7
1.1
W
6
Energy kJ
861
859
777
590
480
410
196
272
321
297
202
187
159
100
89
19
13
14
56
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
323
99
260
750
1144
1443
155
162
149
242
242
249
323
400
249
29
8
8
215
400
281
29
215
212
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
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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