Perran Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve looked over the coming 16 days for Perran Sands, and I’ve got to be straight with you—it’s a pretty grim run. This is a reef break that works best with a W swell, but the wind is going to make things ugly for most of the period. The water temperature is sitting at 66°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing if you get out there.

The first real chance of anything comes on Tuesday 12 August. Wednesday morning and afternoon both offer small, clean surf with light offshore winds, but the swell is tiny—only 3 ft from the west, with a period around 9–10 seconds. The wave energy is low to moderate (126 and 110), and while the conditions are clean, the waves themselves are just too small to get excited about. After that, from Thursday 13 August right through to Monday 24 August, it’s a mess. The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, often fresh, and the swell is small and poorly shaped. There are a few windows where the swell height bumps up a bit, like Thursday 13 August with 4–4 ft, but the wind is straight onshore or cross-on, making it choppy and unsurfable. The combined energy gets up to around 282 and 267, which is moderate, but the quality is shot.

The one standout—if you can call it that—happens on Monday 24 August afternoon. The swell jumps to 7 ft from the west, with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy hits 521, which is strong. But here’s the catch: the wind is from the north at 22 mph, cross-on, and the whole thing is labelled as poor surf conditions. That’s a lot of water moving, but with that wind, it’s going to be lumpy and messy. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than clean paddle surfing. For the experts, maybe there’s something to ride, but don’t expect perfection.

The following week, from 25 August onward, the trend continues. More onshore and cross-on winds, with swell heights around 4–5 ft, and the occasional bigger pulse like Wednesday 26 August afternoon with 8 ft from the west and a period of 8 seconds, energy at 664—again, strong energy, but the wind is cross-on and light. Still, it’s not clean.

To be honest, there’s no true standout session in this 16-day window. The best bet is to keep an eye on Wednesday 12 August and Wednesday 26 August, when the wind is lightest, but even then, the swell is small or poorly aligned. For a reef break like Perran Sands, you need a good W swell with offshore or light winds, and we just don’t have that combination. It’s a tough stretch. Keep your board handy—forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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