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Perranporth Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Perranporth surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 07 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Perranporth today?
The current surf forecast for Perranporth at 7AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Perranporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 64 | 113 | 138 | 143 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:08AM5.02m | 9:29PM5.06m | 9:53AM4.71m | 10:19PM4.80m | 10:50AM4.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM1.44m | 3:22PM1.62m | 3:53AM1.73m | 4:11PM1.88m | 4:51AM1.95m | 5:13PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 64 | 113 | 138 | 143 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 5 | — | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 234 | 234 | 264 | 264 | 417 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 384 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 234 |
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