Porth Ceriad Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

First up, I’m gonna be straight with you—this is a tough stretch for Porth Ceriad. The next 16 days are looking pretty grim, with barely a wave worth paddling out for. The whole forecast period is basically a write-off. There’s a long gap of no real surf from Wednesday the 22nd right through until the end of the month, with only tiny, weak, and messy pulses showing up. Nothing gets above a poor surf condition rating across the entire board.

We start off Wednesday the 22nd with a tiny 0.3ft northwest windswell, period a weak 6 seconds, and combined energy of just 1—barely a ripple. North wind at 16 mph is offshore, so it’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. That continues through Thursday and Friday with similar tiny 0.3ft swells, though Friday morning has a bit of long-period 13-second groundswell from the west, but still only 0.3ft and energy of 3. Not enough to surf.

Saturday the 25th sees a little bump of 3ft from the west-southwest, but the period drops to a terrible 4 seconds, and it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Sunday the 26th is cleaner but still only 2ft max. Monday the 27th brings a 4ft southwest swell, but period is short at 5 seconds, cross-onshore wind, and energy only 58—weak, messy, and poor.

Tuesday the 28th is straight onshore with 2ft. Wednesday the 29th is cleaner but only 2ft. Thursday the 30th is glassy but a mere 1.0ft. Friday the 31st sees a jump to 4ft–5ft southwest swell, period still short at 6 seconds, and energy hits 141 (moderate), but it’s onshore or cross-onshore and choppy. Still poor.

Then we hit August. Saturday the 1st has 4ft to 5ft with rain and strong onshore wind—22 mph from the south. Energy jumps to 280 (moderate-strong), but with that wind and short period, it’s a mess. Sunday the 2nd morning has 7ft from the west, period 6 seconds, energy 318 (strong), but it’s cross-shore with chop. That’s too big for beginners and only for experts, but the wind and short period will make it lumpy. Probably more interesting for kite surfers than paddle surfing.

After that, Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th drop back to 0.3ft–1.0ft, glassy but flat. Wednesday the 5th has a weird 2ft from the southeast with a 4-second period, and then Thursday the 6th has a 0.3ft southwest groundswell with a very long 11-second period, but energy is only 8 and wind is onshore.

Bottom line: there is no standout session here. The best of a bad lot is probably the 7ft west swell on Sunday August 2nd morning, but it’s windy, short period, and cross-shore. If you’re an expert looking for a challenge, maybe, but don’t expect much. For everyone else, this is a long, flat, and poor run.

Rusty.

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