Surf Forecasts:
Perran Sands surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WSW swell with 113 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s 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 Sunday (Aug 02) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore 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 1PM. 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+) | 10PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perran Sands over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, switching over to feet and degrees Fahrenheit for the crew that thinks that way. Let’s call it like it is: for Perran Sands, we’re in for a long, quiet spell. The combined swell energy is low across the board, reading in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, meaning there’s just no grunt in the ocean.
Starting Friday the 31st of July, we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell with a short period of only 5 seconds and a moderate onshore breeze out of the NNW at 12 mph. The water temp is about 66°F, which feels a touch warmer than usual for now. The surf is poor and the onshore wind is making a mess of things.
Moving into the first week of August, it’s grim. Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd offer nothing but knee-high slop with light onshore or cross winds. On Monday morning the 3rd, we finally get a moment of glassy conditions with a 3ft swell from the WSW, and energy bumps up to 107. This is the best we get, but it’s still just surfable waves with ordinary conditions – a score of 1 out of 10 tells the story.
From Tuesday the 4th right through to Monday the 10th, it’s a proper dry spell. Swell barely hits 2ft, periods are short at 6–9 seconds, and most days have cross-onshore or onshore winds. There’s a clean moment on Sunday the 9th morning with a 2ft WSW swell and an offshore SSE breeze at 6 mph, but it’s still just surfable and very ordinary.
Into the second week, we get tiny windows. Monday the 10th morning has clean offshore wind from the SE at 16 mph, but the swell is only 1ft with a period of 7 seconds. Tuesday the 11th morning goes glassy again with a 2ft W swell and 9-second period. Clean but weak. The rest of the week is poor or mediocre with onshore winds returning. The only real advice is to target those early glassy mornings, especially Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 11th, for a slow, clean paddle on small waves. The energy just never shows up, so grab your log and keep your expectations in the sand.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 30 | 27 | 20 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 81 | 106 | 88 | 53 | 107 | 68 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27PM6.34m | 7:44AM6.11m | 8:00PM6.41m | 8:17AM6.14m | 8:34PM6.37m | 8:53AM6.08m | 9:10PM6.24m | 9:31AM5.93m | 9:50PM6.01m | 10:14AM5.70m | 10:37PM5.70m | 11:05AM5.42m | 11:35PM5.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.67m | 1:48AM0.60m | 1:58PM0.60m | 2:21AM0.57m | 2:31PM0.63m | 2:54AM0.63m | 3:05PM0.74m | 3:29AM0.78m | 3:43PM0.93m | 4:08AM1.00m | 4:26PM1.18m | 4:56AM1.30m | 5:21PM1.47m | ||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 11 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 81 | 106 | 88 | 53 | 7 | 68 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | W 10 | — | N 3 | — | — | W 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | NNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 7 | 1 | — | 18 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 27 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | 24 | 31 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 915 | 227 | 35 | 52 | 35 | 386 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 258 | 63 | 35 | 267 | 52 | 515 |
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