Surf Forecasts:
Perranporth surf forecast from 11 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 12 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 15 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, W swell with 3,951 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s 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 Sunday (Oct 11) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. 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 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 10AM. 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 4s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 11) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sun 11th Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 12th Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 15th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perranporth over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 345 | 281 | 274 | 1323 | 1098 | 823 | 1313 | 973 | 630 | 575 | 471 | 1659 | 3951 | 3338 | 2005 | 1248 | 988 | 666 | 403 | 284 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM6.43m | 6:21PM6.53m | 6:38AM6.45m | 6:55PM6.42m | 7:11AM6.34m | 7:28PM6.18m | 7:44AM6.10m | 8:02PM5.84m | 8:17AM5.77m | 8:36PM5.44m | 8:53AM5.37m | 9:14PM5.00m | 9:33AM4.94m | 9:59PM4.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.19m | 00:41AM0.19m | 12:56PM0.24m | 1:11AM0.34m | 1:28PM0.40m | 1:42AM0.59m | 1:59PM0.67m | 2:13AM0.92m | 2:32PM1.03m | 2:46AM1.30m | 3:09PM1.43m | 3:24AM1.70m | 3:54PM1.85m | ||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 345 | 281 | 274 | 1323 | 1098 | 823 | 1313 | 973 | 630 | 575 | 471 | 1659 | 3951 | 3338 | 2005 | 1248 | 988 | 666 | 403 | 284 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 5 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 224 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 148 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
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