Surf Forecasts:
Perranporth surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period, W swell with 1,632 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW 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 Saturday (Sep 12) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Perranporth in the next 16 days are 2.2m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perranporth over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a struggle for a while, but there’s a moment of magic on the horizon if you’re patient.
The forecast kicks off with a real flat spell. From Monday the 7th right through to the end of the following week, we’ve got a solid run of poor surf. The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, and the swell is pretty average. The water temperature here is about what you’d expect for the time of year, nothing remarkable.
The first real standout is on Tuesday morning, the 15th of September. That’s the one to circle. The morning session at Perranporth is looking like a proper treat. We’ve got a clean WNW groundswell, coming in at 6 feet with a nice long 12-second period, which gives it real punch. The combined swell energy is a solid 872 (moderate wave energy), and best of all, the wind is glassy – that’s a big, big positive. The waves will be clean and lined up. It’s a fairly exposed spot, so it’ll catch that west swell well. The crowd can be ‘sometimes’, so expect a few others out, but for that quality, it’s worth it. This is the best on offer, no question.
The Tuesday afternoon on the 15th isn’t quite as good, with a light cross-onshore breeze creeping in, but the morning window is the time to be in the water.
After that, the outlook gets a bit messy again. Wednesday the 16th brings strong winds and a bit of a jump in swell, but it’s not clean. By Thursday the 17th, we’re looking at a big, raw 13 feet WNW swell, but with fresh cross-onshore winds, it’s going to be a blown-out mess. That’s expert-only territory on a big day, and even then, it’s not pretty.
The following week, from the 18th onwards, there’s more swell but it’s mostly accompanied by strong winds, keeping things lumpy and poor. Sunday the 20th has a big 10 feet groundswell, but the cross-shore winds will chop it up. It’s not a surfer’s friend.
So, to wrap it up: you’ve got a long wait, but the morning of Tuesday the 15th is your window. Get on it. Everything else in this 16-day run is pretty much a write-off for a clean wave.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1632 | 1106 | 980 | 694 | 613 | 819 | 360 | 181 | 75 | 33 | 46 | 587 | 348 | 191 | 96 | 177 | 306 | 305 | 251 | 152 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:47PM5.05m | 3:27AM5.10m | 3:55PM5.55m | 4:25AM5.59m | 4:47PM6.06m | 5:12AM6.03m | 5:31PM6.48m | 5:53AM6.36m | 6:11PM6.74m | 6:31AM6.55m | 6:48PM6.80m | 7:07AM6.57m | 7:24PM6.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM1.76m | 9:28PM1.42m | 9:55AM1.32m | 10:29PM0.91m | 10:49AM0.82m | 11:18PM0.45m | 11:34AM0.41m | 11:59PM0.11m | 12:14PM0.13m | 00:37AM-0.05m | 12:50PM0.01m | 1:11AM-0.04m | 1:25PM0.06m | 1:44AM0.13m | |||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 1632 | 1106 | — | — | — | — | 360 | 181 | 75 | 33 | 10 | 587 | 348 | 191 | 96 | 21 | 4 | 305 | 251 | 152 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | WSW 8 | N 5 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | SW 13 | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 34 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | N 6 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 18 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | N 6 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 980 | 694 | 613 | 819 | 91 | — | — | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 177 | 306 | — | — | — | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 27 | 6 | 151 | 224 | 99 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 | 196 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 200 | 10 | 224 | 196 | 10 |
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