Surf Forecasts:
Perran Sands surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, W swell with 1,667 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perran Sands over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what we’ve got for Perran Sands.
It’s a rough start, I won’t lie. We’re looking at a solid stretch of days with nothing much to get excited about. The wind is all over the place, mostly cross or onshore, and sometimes howling. Through Thursday, Friday, and into the start of next week, the conditions are just poor. There’s some size bumping up on the 28th and 29th, with a swell hitting 5 ft Friday morning and jumping to 6 ft that afternoon, but it’s coming with strong wind and a short, messy period around 6 to 7 seconds. The combined energy gets up there — up to 348 on Friday and 1592 on the weekend — but it’s not doing us any favors with that wind.
We’ve got a bit of a lull through the start of September, with tiny weak swell and onshore junk. This area needs patience.
Now, if you hold out, there is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. Come Saturday, September 5th, we finally see a change. That morning we get a 5 ft groundswell out of the west with a solid 11-second period. The wind flips to a light easterly, 3 mph, which is actually cross-offshore. It’s clean (combined energy of 521). The afternoon even looks better — 10 ft from the WSW, a touch bigger, with a light 6 mph breeze out of the southeast going offshore. That is clean and very surfable.
Sunday the 6th sees a drop in quality again with moderate cross-shore wind, so the action window is tight. The standout here is the afternoon of Saturday, September 5th. That’s the one. A solid 10 ft swell, light offshore wind, and clean conditions are what we’re waiting for. That’s the session to circle. Just keep in mind that with a 10 ft swell, that’s expert territory only, especially here on the reef. It’s not for everyone.
The water is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
So, for now, we grind through the junk. The real action is on the 5th of September, but keep an eye on the forecast — it’s still a week and a half out, so it could shift.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
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 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 7 |
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 kJ | 18 | 35 | 35 | 137 | 348 | 136 | 323 | 1592 | 972 | 465 | 489 | 1667 | 1347 | 766 | 349 | 258 | 222 | 190 | 45 | 72 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:55PM6.12m | 6:12AM6.07m | 6:27PM6.44m | 6:44AM6.33m | 7:00PM6.66m | 7:17AM6.50m | 7:32PM6.75m | 7:50AM6.54m | 8:07PM6.69m | 8:25AM6.45m | 8:43PM6.48m | 9:03AM6.22m | 9:24PM6.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.90m | 00:16AM0.67m | 12:27PM0.58m | 00:48AM0.40m | 12:59PM0.37m | 1:19AM0.25m | 1:30PM0.26m | 1:50AM0.22m | 2:03PM0.29m | 2:23AM0.32m | 2:37PM0.44m | 2:58AM0.56m | 3:15PM0.71m | 3:38AM0.92m | |||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | N 5 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 35 | 26 | 15 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 465 | 1 | — | — | 766 | 349 | 258 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 72 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 45 | 24 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | N 7 | N 5 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 35 | 137 | 348 | 136 | 323 | 1592 | 972 | — | 489 | 1667 | 1347 | — | — | — | 222 | 190 | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 29 | 27 | 215 | 289 | 212 | 241 | 276 | 50 | 212 | 389 | 143 | 148 | 236 | 7 | 227 | 764 | 215 | 28 | 243 | 538 |
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