Perranporth Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.35° N 5.16° W

Perranporth WaveFinder

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Perranporth sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.4° 

Perranporth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Perranporth surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, WNW swell with 449 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N 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 (Aug 22) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. 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 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Sat 22nd Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 6s
Best Surf 4AM (Sat 22nd Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 6s
Most Powerful 4PM (Thu 27th Aug)6ft (1.9m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Perranporth over the next 16 days.


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