Perranporth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.35° N 5.16° W

Perranporth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Perranporth at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1
W
6
0.9
WNW
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
160
155
155
144
127
73
54
30
20
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:32PM5.55m
11:00AM5.27m
11:30PM5.22m
12:05PM5.02m
Low Tide
4:23PM1.14m
4:52AM1.25m
5:17PM1.42m
5:53AM1.54m
6:29PM1.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:57
8:54
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
11
11
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
15
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
16
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