Perran Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on what’s coming for Perran Sands.

Straight up, it’s a tough stretch. We’re looking at over a week of flat, junk, or just plain ugly before anything even worth a paddle shows up. The first real chance of a wave doesn’t come until Wednesday the 12th of August, and even then it’s only just surfable. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a small comfort.

For the first few days, it’s pretty grim. Wednesday the 5th has a lumpy 6 ft swell from the west, but with a strong 19 mph cross-on wind, it’s just a mess. The combined energy is moderate at 388, but the wind makes it unrideable. Thursday the 6th drops off fast to 3 ft and then 2 ft, period short at 6 seconds, and the wind is onshore. Not worth a second look. Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th see the swell bottom out at 1.0 ft to 1 ft – glassy conditions on Saturday morning with a light offshore from the SE, but there’s just no water moving. The energy is barely there (21). Sunday the 9th through to Tuesday the 11th stay tiny, under 2 ft, with periods mostly under 10 seconds. The wind flips around but it’s all cross or onshore, and the energy never gets above 46. Absolute flat spell.

Then on Wednesday the 12th of August, the morning looks a little more promising. The swell picks up to 3 ft from the west, period 9 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-offshore from the SSW at 6 mph. The combined energy jumps to 142, so there’s a bit of push. The score says surfable but very ordinary, and I’d agree – it’s clean, but it’s not gonna be pumping. The afternoon gets ruined by a 12 mph cross-shore wind, so get on it early.

Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th see the swell size jump up to 5 ft to 6 ft from the west, but the wind is a solid 12 to 16 mph cross-onshore, making it choppy and lumpy. The energy is moderate to strong (351 to 430), but with that wind, it’s a washout. The weekend of the 15th and 16th is a mixed bag: Saturday the 15th has a clean 3 ft swell with a cross-offshore wind, but the energy is weak (63), and Sunday the 16th brings a bigger 7 ft swell from the west with a 7 second period – that’s a short, dumpy windswell, and with 16 mph onshore wind, it’s just a mess for surf. The energy is strong (416–516), but that’s a kite-surfing setup, not a paddling one.

The standout window, if you can call it that, is Monday the 17th of August. The morning has a fresh offshore wind from the SSE at 19 mph, blowing straight off the land, and a 4 ft west swell with an 8-second period. That’s clean, glassy conditions for the dawn patrol. The energy is moderate at 247, and the wind is perfect for Perran Sands. It’s not a big swell, but it’ll be the cleanest wave of the whole run. The afternoon gets a bit gusty and rainy, but the morning is your best bet. After that, Tuesday the 18th through Thursday the 20th fade back into small, messy, or blown-out conditions with strong onshore winds, so don’t expect much.

The best on offer is that Monday the 17th morning session – clean, offshore, and a little bit of energy. The rest is a long, flat slog with a few flickers of hope that never quite deliver.

Rusty.

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