Perran Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat about what’s coming up for Perran Sands over the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a grim start. We’re looking at a week and a half of pretty average conditions before anything truly worth paddling out for shows its face. From Monday 7 September right through to Tuesday 15 September, it’s just one poor surf report after another. The wind’s all over the shop – mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and that breeze is just wrecking any chance of a clean wave. You’ll see some decent swell height in that window, like 7ft on Monday 7 September and 7ft on Tuesday 8 September, but with that onshore wind and combined wave energy hitting moderate to strong levels (1632 and 694), it’s just a messy, choppy ocean. For a beginner spot like Perran Sands, anything over 5ft can be a handful, and with the wind all wrong, it’s a no-go for most of us.

The standout window – and I mean the *only* real highlight in this whole 16-day run – is the morning of Tuesday 15 September. Now, a week and a half out sounds like a long wait, but mark that date. The forecast shows a clean 6ft groundswell rolling in from the WNW with a long period of 12 seconds. That long period means proper energy and shape, and the combined energy is strong at 872. The kicker here is the wind: glassy. Absolutely glassy. A slight air from the WSW, barely a ripple. That’s the kind of morning you dream about at Perran Sands (this is a reef break, remember, so a point-like setup with longer period swell is gonna give you some nice, lined-up waves). Conditions are described as “expect very good surf conditions,” and with a score that reflects that, this is the one to aim for. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing to get excited about.

After that brief moment of glory, it’s back to the grind. Wednesday 16 September afternoon sees a strong breeze and messy cross-shore, and by Thursday 17 September, the swell blows up to 13ft from the WNW with a massive combined energy of 4046 – but it’s accompanied by rain showers and a fresh cross-onshore wind. That much power? That’s expert-only stuff, and with the wind ruining it, it’s not even worth looking at. The following days stay poor, with onshore winds and choppy seas all the way through to the end of the forecast period.

So, in short: swallow the humble pie for the first week and a half, then set your alarm for the morning of Tuesday 15 September. That’s your session. The rest? Save your energy.

Rusty.

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