Porth Ceriad Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Porth Ceriad over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’ll be honest with you – it’s a pretty grim stretch for waves. We’ve got a long, long gap of flatness or tiny, messy junk to sit through. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t turn up until the 22nd of August. That’s a solid week and a half of nothing worth paddling for.

From the 9th through the 21st, it’s all poor surf conditions. Heights are mostly between 0.3 ft and 2 ft, with periods that are short and weak. The combined wave energy during this period is very low, often just single digits (like 12, 16, 5) – it’s just not happening. Winds are mostly offshore or cross-off, so the water will look clean, but there’s no swell to push onto that exposed southwest-facing beach. It’s a tease.

Finally, we start to see a pulse building on the 22nd of August (Saturday morning). The swell lifts to about 2 ft from the SW, with period around 6 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 53. It’s still described as “surfable but very ordinary.” The wind is light and from the ENE, keeping it clean. That afternoon, it gets a bit better: about 3 ft from the SW, with a moderate offshore wind from the NNW, and energy at 49. Clean, but still small.

Then the 23rd of August (Sunday morning) looks like the pick of the whole run. The swell hits about 4 ft from the SW, period at 6 seconds, and energy climbs to 72. That’s the biggest we see. The wind is offshore from the NNW, moderate breeze, so it’ll be clean. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no worries there. This is a beginner-friendly size, but it’s a short period swell, so it won’t have that grunty groundswell shape. It’s a beach break, so it’ll be a bit sectiony, but a longboard or a funboard will love it.

Sunday afternoon drops back to about 3 ft and the wind goes cross-off, so still okay. After that, we’re back to tiny stuff on the 24th.

So, the one standout here is the morning of the 23rd of August. It’s not epic, but it’s the best we’ve got. If you’re a beginner or just want to get wet on a clean, small wave, that’s your window. The crowds are listed as “often”, so expect some company out there.

Keep your eyes on the forecasts, because this is a long way out. But for now, that’s the story.

Rusty.

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