Perranporth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.35° N 5.16° W

Perranporth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Perranporth sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.7° 

Perranporth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Perranporth today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Perranporth at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Perranporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
139
127
73
41
30
20
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
16
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:32PM5.55m
11:00AM5.27m
11:30PM5.22m
12:05PM5.02m
00:44AM4.96m
1:26PM4.93m
Low Tide
4:52AM1.25m
5:17PM1.42m
5:53AM1.54m
6:29PM1.65m
7:13AM1.71m
7:59PM1.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
13
12
13
12
14
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
19
18
17
15
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