Perranporth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with barely a ripple for most of the forecast period. The water is sitting at a warm 65°, which is a touch warmer than we’d normally expect for this time of year, so at least the swim will be nice, but the surf? It’s going to be a struggle.

Let’s look at the details. We start with Monday morning the 20th. There’s a tiny little 2ft swell from the north, but with a period of only 5 seconds, it’s got no push. The light easterly breeze keeps it clean, but it’s not really surfable. The wave energy is a measly 33 (weak). Monday afternoon gets even smaller, down to 1ft from the WNW, but the wind swings north and goes cross-shore, putting a chop on it. Not good.

Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd are pretty much the same story. We see a little bump in size to 3ft and then 4ft, but the period stays short (5-6 seconds) and the wind is a moderate cross to cross-onshore breeze. The wave energy never gets above 90 (weak). It’s just messy, weak, and choppy. Not worth paddling out for.

Thursday morning the 23rd offers a small glimmer. The swell drops to 3ft from the NNW, but we get a light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and I’d agree. It’s your only shot at a clean wave, but at 3ft and 6 seconds, you’re going to be fighting for scraps. That’s the best we’ve got on offer.

After that, it’s a real dry spell. From Friday the 24th all the way through to Tuesday the 4th of August, the swell is tiny, the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, and the wave energy stays low. The only time the energy even gets close to moderate is on Sunday the 26th, when a 5ft swell from the NNW shows up with a combined energy of 292 (moderate). But the wind is a moderate cross-onshore, making it a choppy, messy mess. For a beach break like Perranporth, that setup is more interesting for the kite surfers than for us with a paddle board.

The rest of the run is just small, weak, and wind-affected. Light breezes, fresh breezes, cross-onshore chop… it’s all the same story. There’s a stretch of several days – from the 24th through to the 4th – where there’s simply nothing to recommend. It’s a big, blank run.

So, to wrap it up: Thursday the 23rd morning is your one and only half-decent window, and even that is a small, clean, but weak wave. For the rest of the 16 days, put the boards away and go for a swim. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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