Perranporth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here with a look at the next couple of weeks at Perranporth.

Honestly, it’s a pretty tough stretch ahead. We’ve got a whole lot of days where the wind and the swell just aren’t playing ball. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of it, with strong, lumpy cross-onshore winds dominating.

The opening days from Thursday the 13th right through to the 19th are pretty much a write-off. We’re looking at poor surf conditions with moderate to fresh cross-onshore breezes kicking up a chop, and swell energy is weak, sitting in the low hundreds or even just double digits. There’s a pulse of energy on Wednesday the 19th, with the swell jumping to 8ft to 10ft from the WNW and combined energy hitting 1043 to 1790, but that’s coupled with 16 mph cross-onshore winds. It’s big, raw, and messy – definitely only for the experts if anyone’s keen, but don’t expect any kind of quality.

We finally get a little glimmer of hope on the morning of Friday the 21st of August. For the first time in the period, we see a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the East at 9 mph. The swell is small, only 3ft from the West with a 10-second period, but the conditions will be clean. The combined energy is weak at 145, so don’t get too excited, but by the afternoon it gets even better. The wind turns directly offshore from the East at 9 mph, and we’re looking at gentle offshore and clean conditions. The swell drops to 2ft, so it will be tiny, but for a short window it might be the best on offer for a longboard.

After that, it’s back to messy, windy conditions. Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd are mostly blown out. There is a note that on the morning of Sunday the 23rd, we’ve got a clean, cross-offshore flow from the SSE with 2ft swell from the West, but the combined energy is only 124. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

The one real standout, such as it is, comes on the morning of Monday the 24th of August. We get a rare moment of glassy conditions with the wind from the WNW at only 3 mph. The swell is small, 2ft from the West with a 9-second period and combined energy of 101. It’s not going to be pumping, but for Perranporth in this window, clean, glassy surf is the absolute best we can hope for.

After that, the final days of the outlook are a return to strong, messy onshore winds and lumpy surf. A tough outlook, lads.

Rusty.

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