Surf Forecasts:
Perranporth surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with 139 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W 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 10) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. 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 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perranporth over the next 16 days.
Hey, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's happening at Perranporth over the next couple of weeks.
To be honest, it’s a tough outlook. There’s a long stretch of nothing much at all. The first week is a total loss with small, weak, and messy conditions. The water’s at 61°F, which is about normal for this time of year, but you won’t be feeling it because you won’t be in the water.
We don’t get a sniff of anything until Friday the 10th of July. The morning will have a clean, small 3ft swell from the west with a 9-second period, and the wave energy is a modest 138. The wind is light and cross-off from the east-northeast, so it will look tidy. It’s surfable, but very ordinary, and that theme continues into the afternoon as the swell drops to 3ft.
Saturday the 11th starts similar, with 2ft from the west and a 10-second period, and a clean cross-off breeze. The energy is only 113, so don’t expect much grunt. The afternoon gets worse, with the wind going cross-shore and the swell switching to a short 6-second period from the north – small and messy.
From Sunday the 12th all the way through to Wednesday the 22nd of July, we are looking at tiny scraps. Swell heights barely register, usually under 2ft, with very low wave energy readings, often in the teens and twenties. The wind is either howling offshore from the east at 25 mph – clean but impossible to paddle into – or it’s onshore and bumpy. There is nothing good on offer.
The tail end of the outlook, Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd, shows a tiny bump to 2ft, but the period is a dreadful 4 to 5 seconds – pure windswell junk – and the wind is onshore. It’s poor. Honestly, for Perranporth right now, save the gas and leave the board at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 21 | N 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | N 6 |
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 kJ | 73 | 49 | 90 | 87 | 113 | 123 | 120 | 108 | 139 | 127 | 91 | 47 | 67 | 49 | 73 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:43AM5.23m | 11:06PM5.39m | 11:37AM5.12m | 00:05AM5.25m | 12:41PM5.07m | 1:13AM5.19m | 1:52PM5.14m | 2:26AM5.28m | 3:02PM5.37m | 3:35AM5.50m | 4:06PM5.71m | 4:37AM5.81m | 5:04PM6.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM1.37m | 5:32AM1.34m | 5:55PM1.49m | 6:32AM1.43m | 7:01PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.44m | 8:15PM1.45m | 8:53AM1.32m | 9:29PM1.21m | 10:02AM1.07m | 10:35PM0.86m | 11:03AM0.75m | 11:34PM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | SW 19 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 73 | 49 | 90 | 87 | 113 | 123 | 120 | 108 | 139 | 127 | 91 | 47 | 34 | 49 | 73 | 23 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 43 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | SW 11 | — | W 18 | W 18 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 67 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 17 | W 18 | — | — | W 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 22 | 39 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 213 | 32 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 398 | 14 | 387 | 203 | 287 | 203 |
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