Perran Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Perran Sands has got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a tale of two halves – a lot of frustrating, blown-out days to start, with a glimmer of hope right at the very end.

We kick off on Friday the 24th, but there's barely a ripple. The swell is tiny at 0.3 ft, and it's coming from the wrong direction with a moderate cross-onshore breeze. It's a write-off, to be honest. The whole first week is a tough slog. Saturday the 25th through to Sunday the 27th is all onshore wind from the northwest, making things choppy and messy. Saturday the 26th actually has some size, with swell hitting 7 ft and a solid 392 units of energy, but that howling 19-22 mph onshore wind trashes it. That's expert-only territory with those conditions, and even then, it's not fun.

There's a gap of poor and inconsistent surf until we finally get a break in the weather. Tuesday morning the 28th is the first real sniff of something clean. The wind goes light and offshore from the SSE, just a slight air, and we get a tiny 2 ft, 9-second swell from the west. The energy is weak at 79, but it's described as surfable with very ordinary conditions. That's faint praise, but it's the best we've seen.

The next few days are a mix of onshore winds and tiny, weak swells. Nothing worth paddling out for. The energy drops right off, with values staying below 60. The water temperature is about 65°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, not that it helps the surf.

Then, right at the end of the outlook, things start to look up. Look at Monday the 3rd of August and, particularly, Monday afternoon. We've got a solid 5 ft swell from the WSW, with a fresh offshore wind from the SE, and the energy is up to a solid 301. That's a proper clean, offshore day. This is the standout of the entire forecast. The swell direction matches the optimum for this break, and the wind will have it perfectly groomed. It's still a bit of a wait, but this is the one to circle on the calendar.

After that, Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th keep some size (5 ft to 5 ft) and stay clean, but the cross-off winds are from the south, which is okay but not as good as that true offshore. The swell period drops to 7 seconds, so it'll be a bit weaker and more jumbled. Honestly, after that Monday, the rest is just watching and waiting.

So, if I'm being straight with you, the whole first week is a bust. Save your energy for Monday the 3rd of August. That's your best bet.

Rusty.

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