Surf Forecasts:
Perranporth surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 17 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, N swell with 111 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 17 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Perranporth this week:
The surf forecast for Perranporth over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Perranporth in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perranporth over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me tell you about the surf outlook for Perranporth. It's been a bit of a quiet stretch, and honestly, we're looking at a lot of small, weak waves here. The first few days, from Wednesday the 15th through to the end of the first week, are pretty much a write-off. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1ft to 2ft, and the energy is really low, with values like 19 to 96 (weak) for the combined energy. The waves are just poor. We get a bit of a clean window on the 19th with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell is still too small to get excited about.
Then we hit a bit of a gap. The middle of the week, around the 22nd and 23rd, the swell drops right back to 1ft. There's a brief moment of glassy conditions on the morning of the 22nd, but it's just not enough to surf. The real action, if you can call it that, doesn't show up until Saturday the 25th. The morning brings a 5ft swell from the NNW, but it's a short period of 6 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore, making it lumpy. The combined energy jumps to 245 (moderate), but the surf quality is still poor. It's messy and bumpy.
The following week, from the 26th onwards, the wind really picks up, with fresh onshore breezes and even some rain showers. The waves get chopped up and the energy drops off again. It's a long, flat run.
So, there's no real standout here. Honestly, the whole period is a bit of a bummer. The best of a bad bunch would be the morning of Friday the 17th. It's a small 2ft swell from the NNW, but with a light cross-offshore breeze, it'll be clean. It's still only 2ft, though, so don't expect anything big. The other one to keep an eye on is the morning of the 25th. That 5ft swell from the NNW is the biggest of the forecast, and it's got that moderate energy behind it. But the wind is cross-onshore, so it's going to be choppy and a bit of a battle. It's a shore break, so that short period swell will just close out. It's really more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddling one.
The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no drama there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 5 |
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 kJ | 15 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 97 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 19 | 16 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:23AM6.30m | 6:46PM6.67m | 7:11AM6.39m | 7:33PM6.74m | 7:57AM6.34m | 8:18PM6.65m | 8:42AM6.17m | 9:02PM6.40m | 9:26AM5.89m | 9:47PM6.02m | 10:10AM5.54m | 10:32PM5.58m | 10:57AM5.17m | 11:21PM5.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.24m | 1:17AM0.04m | 1:34PM0.15m | 2:03AM0.03m | 2:18PM0.21m | 2:48AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.40m | 3:31AM0.46m | 3:45PM0.71m | 4:14AM0.83m | 4:29PM1.08m | 4:58AM1.24m | 5:16PM1.47m | ||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 19 | W 19 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 5 | — | W 21 | — | W 10 | — | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 18 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 2 | — | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 13 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 97 | 69 | 75 | 72 | — | 16 | 32 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 72 | 282 | 49 | 24 | 31 | 48 | 1194 | 387 | 387 | 577 | 65 | 395 | 301 | 65 | 388 | 388 | 403 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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