Perranporth surf break

Perranporth surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 BST
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Perranporth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Perranporth sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Perranporth today?

The current surf forecast for Perranporth at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (19 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010109999911101099888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)742698681696640591518435367344294283238151399150158220177339476392350223
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SW
5
S
15
SSW
25
NW
30
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
5.26
4:39PM
5.68
5:02AM
5.64
5:18PM
6.03
5:38AM
5.95
5:53PM
6.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
1.19
10:43AM
1.14
11:09PM
0.82
11:22AM
0.79
11:45PM
0.53
11:57AM
0.53
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------7:25-------7:23-------7:22
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1213-------11-
Temp. °C161515151618181715161615151414141312121213141112
Feels °C (?)14121313131516171415161613109111210978835
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Perranporth (moderate winds from the S at Newquay Airport 15 km from Perranporth). A 2.1m swell from the W

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20 km/h
S
Cross-Off
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