Surf Forecasts:
Perranporth surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period, W swell with 1,520 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW 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 05) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Perranporth in the next 16 days are 2.1m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perranporth over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into what we’re working with over the next couple of weeks. It starts off pretty rough, but there’s a window of clean waves if you’re patient.
Right now it’s a week of messy, onshore slop. The wind is howling from the southwest and west, cross-on or onshore day after day. Wave heights are running 4 to 5 feet, but it’s all lumpy and chopped up. The combined swell energy climbs from weak to a moderate 427 by Friday the 4th of September morning, but with onshore wind it’s not worth suiting up. The water is a touch warmer than average for the time of year at 64°F, but that doesn’t help the quality.
The first real chance comes on Saturday the 5th of September. Perranporth goes glassy in the morning – dead calm. You’ve got chest-high waves from the west (4ft) with a solid 10-second period. The combined swell energy is strong at 306, so there’s proper punch. The afternoon stays glassy too, though a little smaller at 3ft. This is the standout of the whole forecast – clean, comfortable, and surfable. Crowds are possible here, so get down early.
After that, Sunday the 6th drops off to tiny 2ft waves with only 64 energy. Then Monday the 7th of September sees a big pulse of long-period groundswell from the west – 7ft and 13 seconds, massive energy at 1452 – but the wind is cross-on or onshore, so it’ll be a fat, bumpy mess. That one’s for the experts only, and it’s not clean.
Tuesday the 8th stays windy and messy, and Wednesday the 9th has strong onshores up to 28 mph with rain – absolute write-off. There’s a gap of poor conditions right through to the 11th, when we get a small window of clean, cross-off wind on Friday morning with 5ft from the west-southwest. Energy is moderate at 276, but it’s only a marginal call.
The whole second week is inconsistent and mostly small. The 13th of September has a strong offshore wind from the east at 25 mph with 3ft swell – clean but tough to paddle into. The 14th of September brings a little more size (5ft to 6ft) and fresh offshore wind from the east-southeast, which might be rideable for the dedicated. Then the 15th and 16th of September see another size increase to 7ft with long 12-second periods and powerful energy (1342), but the wind goes cross-on again, so it’s a bumpy option only worth a look if you’re really keen.
Overall, Saturday the 5th of September is your one true standout. Everything else is blown out, too weak, or just ordinary. If you’ve got a flexible schedule, that’s the day.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 104 | 166 | 345 | 300 | 259 | 259 | 341 | 407 | 311 | 378 | 296 | 202 | 120 | 57 | 56 | 604 | 1452 | 1092 | 1081 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:38PM6.31m | 8:58AM6.06m | 9:19PM5.97m | 9:41AM5.71m | 10:06PM5.53m | 10:33AM5.29m | 11:07PM5.05m | 11:43AM4.91m | 00:30AM4.71m | 1:16PM4.78m | 2:07AM4.73m | 2:47PM5.05m | 3:27AM5.10m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.54m | 3:12PM0.69m | 3:35AM0.89m | 3:57PM1.06m | 4:24AM1.31m | 4:55PM1.48m | 5:30AM1.73m | 6:18PM1.81m | 7:05AM1.94m | 8:02PM1.80m | 8:43AM1.76m | 9:28PM1.42m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 150 | 104 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 23 | — | 407 | 311 | 378 | 296 | 202 | 120 | 57 | 56 | 604 | 1452 | 1092 | 1081 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 51 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 20 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 166 | 345 | 300 | 259 | 259 | 341 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 286 | 213 | 10 | 10 | 210 | 222 | 33 | 99 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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