Perran Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window for Perran Sands is a real struggle. The first week and a half is basically a write-off, with barely any surf and when there is, the wind is all over the shop. We’ve got about a week of nothing useful before things get a little more interesting right at the end.

The opening days are a tough watch. Monday the 20th through to the end of July are mostly tiny, weak, and choppy. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at 65°, but that’s the only good news. The swell is small and weak, with combined energy barely cracking 100 (33-91) for most of it. The wind is a constant problem – cross-on or onshore from the north, keeping things messy. Thursday morning the 23rd offers a moment of glassy conditions with a 2ft swell, but it’s from the north and the energy is weak (53), so you’re not really getting anything worthwhile. The whole stretch from the 20th to the 30th is a gap of nothing but poor surf.

Now, the end of the run is where the only real interest lives. On Friday the 31st of July, we get a pulse of energy. The morning sees an 8ft swell from the west, with a period of 8 seconds and a combined energy of 1038 – that’s strong. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the east-northeast at 12 mph. This is the standout window. However, that 8ft is big, and it’s only for experts. The period is only 8 seconds, so it’s not a long-period groundswell, it’s more of a windswell, but the power is there. The afternoon drops to 6ft, still strong with 525 energy, and the wind stays clean.

Following that, Saturday the 1st of August morning has a smaller 3ft west swell with a 9-second period, combined energy of 246 (moderate), and a clean offshore wind from the southeast at 12 mph. It’s a drop in size, but it’s clean and rideable for the average surfer.

The rest of the run into the first few days of August is more of the same messy, ordinary stuff. The 2nd and 3rd are back to cross-shore and cross-on winds with poor surf. The 4th of August has some size again (6ft), but the wind is cross-on from the west, which will just chop it up again.

So, the only real standout is the morning of Friday the 31st of July. It’s a big, powerful, clean window for experts only. For the rest of us, the Saturday morning after that is the best bet for a clean, smaller wave. Otherwise, it’s a long, frustrating wait.

Rusty.

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