Surf Forecasts:
Perran Sands surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WSW swell with 132 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Perran Sands this week:
The surf forecast for Perran Sands over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Perran Sands in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perran Sands over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, listen up. Rusty here. Lookin’ at the charts for our stretch of coast, it’s a proper dry spell for a good while. There’s no decent surf to speak of for the next week and a half. You’ll be staring at flat, weak junk from July 28th all the way through until August 4th. We’re talkin’ tiny dribbles, poor conditions, just not worth paddlin’ out. That’s a ten-day gap with nothin’ to recommend.
The first real shift we see is on August 4th. Surfable waves, but they’re ordinary. Nothin’ to write home about. The pick of a very average bunch might be the afternoon of Tuesday the 4th. The wind goes glassy at Perran Sands for a window, and you’ll have a super small 3 ft W swell on offer. It’ll be clean as a whistle, but that’s about the only positive. Don’t expect any juice.
After that, it’s back to small and messy. There’s a pulse of stronger energy late in the second week, around the 10th and 12th of August. The combined energy spikes up (533, then 632), with swell heights hitting 6 ft to 7 ft from the W/WSW, but the wind is all wrong – cross-onshore and onshore. It’ll be a choppy, blown-out mess at the beach. No good for a paddle. That much wind and swell on a beach setup like this means the kite crew will have a field day, but for us, it’s a write-off.
Truth is, it’s a lean outlook. The water temp is 65°, a touch warmer than normal, but that’s cold comfort when the surf’s this bad. Hang tight, keep an eye on the charts, but right now there’s not a single standout worth chasin’.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
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 kJ | 40 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 35 | 55 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 86 | 120 | 96 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:43PM5.64m | 6:02AM5.60m | 6:20PM5.94m | 6:37AM5.84m | 6:54PM6.18m | 7:11AM6.01m | 7:27PM6.34m | 7:44AM6.11m | 8:00PM6.41m | 8:17AM6.14m | 8:34PM6.37m | 8:53AM6.08m | 9:10PM6.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM1.16m | 12:18PM1.05m | 00:41AM0.90m | 12:53PM0.82m | 1:15AM0.71m | 1:26PM0.67m | 1:48AM0.60m | 1:58PM0.60m | 2:21AM0.57m | 2:31PM0.63m | 2:54AM0.63m | 3:05PM0.74m | 3:29AM0.78m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 7 | W 11 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 35 | 55 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 86 | 120 | 96 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 14 | — | WNW 10 | — | W 8 | — | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | W 12 | W 7 | W 9 | W 5 | WNW 4 | — | W 8 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 40 | 4 | — | 19 | — | 31 | — | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 12 | 3 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | WNW 5 | N 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 3 | — | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 28 | 1 | — | 20 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 29 | 215 | 215 | 227 | 267 | 34 | 50 | 267 | 229 | 35 | 52 | 35 | 50 | 35 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 3 |
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