Porth Ceriad Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. I’ve looked over the charts for Porth Ceriad, and I’ve got to be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’re looking at a 16-day window, but it’s mostly a waiting game with very little on offer.

The water temp is sitting at 63°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least it’ll feel nice on the skin while you’re waiting for a wave.

The forecast kicks off from August 1st, but don’t get your hopes up. For the first week, from that Saturday right through to the following Friday, August 7th, the swell is tiny – we’re talking about 0.3ft to 1ft most of the time. The wind is messy, swinging from cross-off to onshore, and the combined swell energy is weak, barely cracking 102 on Wednesday the 5th. That’s a day where the swell bumps up to 4ft, but it’s a short-period 7-second wind swell with a cross-shore wind, so it’s going to be a choppy, poor-quality mess. Honestly, not worth paddling out for.

From August 8th to the 11th, it’s more of the same. Tiny swell, or even flat on the morning of the 10th. The energy is next to nothing. There’s a glimmer on the afternoon of the 10th with a 2ft NW swell and offshore winds from the NNW, and the waves are clean. The combined energy is still weak at 29, but it’s the best we’ll see for a while. If you’re desperate, you might find a tiny, clean wave.

Then we hit another gap. From August 12th to the 15th, it’s back to tiny, weak surf with poor conditions, onshore winds, and energy levels in the single digits. That’s four days of nothing.

The only real standout, and I mean the only one, happens on the final day of the forecast, August 16th. The morning brings a 3ft swell from the WSW with a 5-second period, and a cross-shore wind from the ESE. The energy is a bit more present at 48. But the afternoon is where it’s at – the swell drops slightly to 3ft, but the wind swings to a cross-off from the NNW, leaving the surf clean. It’s not huge, but it’s the most promising session in the entire 16 days. For a beginner spot like Porth Ceriad, this is about as good as it’s gonna get.

So, the bottom line: there’s a long, dry spell for the first week and a half. The best bet is either the afternoon of August 10th for a tiny, clean wave, or holding out for the afternoon of August 16th for a slightly bigger, clean session. Keep your board waxed and your eyes on the sky.

Rusty.

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