Surf Forecasts:
Perranporth surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, WNW swell with 705 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW 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 Thursday (Jul 23) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 2.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perranporth over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I’m not gonna sugarcoat this one for Perranporth. We’re looking at a 16-day window that’s mostly a bust, with just one tiny whisper of hope.
The first few days are a mess. Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd are all onshore junk, with cross-chop and tiny, weak swell. You’re better off doing something else.
The only real chance to get wet is Thursday morning the 23rd of July. The wind switches to a light offshore from the ESE, about 5 km/h, and the waves will be clean. The swell is a tiny 3 feet from the NNW, with a 6-second period. It’s not going to be a day for the history books, but the surface will be glassy and it’ll be rideable. The water temp is about average for the season. The crowd can sometimes be a thing here, but with waves this small, you’ll probably have a lot of it to yourself.
After that, it’s a long, slow slide into nothing. Friday the 24th drops to 1.0 foot, and the wind gets messy again. Saturday the 25th is a total loss with strong onshore winds. Then we get a spike of 7 feet on Sunday the 26th, but it’s from a fresh cross-onshore wind and looks lumpy. That’s a blown-out, big swell (energy at 585) that’s only for the kooks on kites or the real die-hards. That messy, over 7 foot swell carries into Monday the 27th, but it’s still poor.
The rest of the first week and all of the second week is a flat spell. The swell drops to 1.0 foot or less, with weak energy (21 to 99) and a mix of cross and onshore winds. There’s a few days of clean offshore wind at the end of July, but the waves are only 1.0 to 1 feet. You’ll be floating.
So, to sum it up: Thursday morning the 23rd of July is the one and only standout, and it’s a very small, clean one. The rest of the 16 days is a long, disappointing gap with no real surf in the forecast. It’s a tough run, but it happens. Don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 37 | 42 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 268 | 585 | 474 | 705 | 363 | 150 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:57AM5.17m | 11:21PM5.12m | 11:50AM4.83m | 00:18AM4.74m | 12:52PM4.59m | 1:26AM4.50m | 2:03PM4.50m | 2:39AM4.47m | 3:12PM4.61m | 3:43AM4.63m | 4:10PM4.85m | 4:35AM4.88m | 4:57PM5.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM1.24m | 5:16PM1.47m | 5:45AM1.62m | 6:09PM1.82m | 6:41AM1.93m | 7:14PM2.05m | 7:50AM2.10m | 8:30PM2.11m | 9:03AM2.07m | 9:40PM1.97m | 10:06AM1.88m | 10:37PM1.71m | 10:56AM1.59m | 11:22PM1.41m | |||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 16 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 64 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 37 | 42 | 62 | 62 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 268 | 585 | 474 | 705 | 363 | 150 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 741 | 344 | 395 | 568 | 242 | 0 | 48 | 500 | 418 | 755 | 405 | 550 | 755 | 756 | 99 | 224 | 99 | 33 | 213 | 224 |
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