Surf Forecasts:
Perran Sands surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period, W swell with 752 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Perran Sands this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Perran Sands in the next 16 days are 1.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perran Sands over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate, Rusty here. Gotta be honest, the outlook for Perran Sands is a tough one for the next couple of weeks. For the first ten days or so, it’s a whole lot of swell but with the wind blowing all wrong – cross, cross-on, onshore – and it’s leaving the water a lumpy, choppy mess.
The water temp is about 64°, so a touch on the warm side for this time of year.
Your first real chance to get something clean is on Wednesday, 23rd September. The morning shows a light cross-offshore breeze from the East, cleaning up a 6ft swell from the West with a 7-second period. The wave energy is moderate at 304. The afternoon shapes up even better: a gentle offshore wind from the Southeast, 7ft of West swell, and the ocean is clean. That combined energy jumps to 514, so it’s got some power. That afternoon session is your highlight. It’s a beginner-friendly reef, so it’ll be fun, but the car park will likely have a few rigs in it.
Thursday, 24th September still looks okay in the morning with a moderate offshore breeze cleaning up 5ft of West swell, but that wind gets fresh by the afternoon, so don’t expect perfection.
After that, the wind shifts back onshore and everything gets messy again. By Sunday, 27th September, there’s a massive very long period 15-second groundswell from the WNW with a huge 1320 combined energy, but a strong onshore breeze and rain showers will ruin it. For a reef, that long period can be a bit weird.
Bottom line: wait for that Wednesday and Thursday the 23rd and 24th. The rest of it? Just leave the board in the garage.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 396 | 625 | 502 | 432 | 262 | 189 | 143 | 137 | 333 | 412 | 425 | 667 | 487 | 400 | 308 | 375 | 577 | 752 | 584 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:54PM6.99m | 7:12AM6.75m | 7:29PM6.87m | 7:47AM6.62m | 8:04PM6.58m | 8:20AM6.34m | 8:38PM6.17m | 8:54AM5.95m | 9:13PM5.69m | 9:30AM5.49m | 9:51PM5.16m | 10:10AM5.00m | 10:36PM4.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.03m | 1:15AM-0.02m | 1:28PM0.07m | 1:48AM0.15m | 2:02PM0.27m | 2:19AM0.45m | 2:34PM0.59m | 2:50AM0.85m | 3:07PM1.01m | 3:22AM1.30m | 3:42PM1.48m | 3:59AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.95m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | — | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | N 5 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 625 | 502 | 7 | 262 | 189 | 143 | 137 | 83 | — | 425 | 667 | 487 | 14 | — | — | 3 | 752 | 584 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 239 | 396 | — | — | 432 | — | — | — | — | 333 | 412 | 30 | 108 | 52 | 400 | 308 | 375 | 577 | — | — | 232 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 202 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 139 | 227 | 99 | 35 | 99 | 493 | 552 | 227 | 212 | 236 | 212 | 614 |
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