Porth Ceriad Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and listen up. It's Rusty here, and I've got the lowdown on Porth Ceriad. To be honest, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim, so let's not sugar-coat it. We're looking at a stretch of mostly poor surf, with only a couple of fleeting moments that might get your heart rate up.

The first real chance to even think about a paddle comes Wednesday the 9th. It’s not much, but the morning has a clean 2ft of SW swell with a light cross-off breeze. The energy is weak, but it’s surfable. The afternoon is similar, 2ft, a little cleaner, but still pretty ordinary.

Then the ocean gets angry. Thursday the 10th sees the wind swing onshore and strengthen, with a stormy 4ft of wind swell on the morning. The afternoon jumps up to a messy 7ft, but with strong cross-onshore winds, it’s going to be a washing machine. That’s too big for the beginners and junky for everyone else. Definitely not worth it.

Friday the 11th backs off a little back to 2ft in the morning, but the wind is up again. The afternoon glass is off a touch with 2ft on offer and a light breeze, but the damage is done. Still just a very ordinary day.

Saturday the 12th is another write-off. The wind howls onshore again, and we get another 7ft of stormy slop. Don't even bother. The surf is blown out and messy.

Sunday the 13th will see the swell drop out completely. The morning is a tiny 2ft, but the real tease is the afternoon. The wind goes glassy and the swell drops to a knee-high 1ft. It’s clean, but it’s desperate. There’s just nothing to push you around.

The whole of the second week is pretty quiet. We see small, weak swells from Monday the 14th through to Friday the 18th, but the winds keep messing things up. There’s a couple of clean moments on the 18th with NW cross-off winds and 2-2ft on offer, but the energy is just pitiful.

The only other point worth a mention is Saturday the 19th, where we see a whisper of a long-period groundswell (16 seconds) but only 0.3ft. The period is there, but there’s no size to back it up. It’s a flat, glassy day.

Honestly, the best on offer is that clean, glassy 1ft on Sunday the 13th if you’re desperate for a log, or maybe the clean, small 2-2ft on the Friday the 18th. But even then, you’re fighting for a ripple. With most of the period blown out or flat, and this being an exposed spot, it might be a better fortnight to get the kite out than the surfboard.

Keep an eye on the charts, because it usually doesn't stay this poor for long. Hang tight.

Rusty.

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