Porth Ceriad Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. We’ve got a quiet stretch ahead for Porth Ceriad, so don’t get your hopes up too high.

The whole 16-day window looks pretty flat and weak. There’s a bump of energy midweek, but it’s messy and blown out. After that, the surf drops away to almost nothing, with a long gap of several days from the 8th of August right through to the 18th where there’s just no real rideable swell to speak of.

Let’s start with the only half-decent window. Wednesday the 5th of August sees the biggest swell of the whole period, pushing 6 ft from the WSW, but the period is short at 6-7 seconds. The combined energy hits 268 to 322 (moderate energy), but don’t get excited – it’s a strong cross-shore wind with messy cross-chop. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual. For a beginner-friendly spot like Porth Ceriad, that’s too big and messy. Honestly, if the wind wasn’t so strong, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Later in the week, Thursday the 6th of August morning cleans up a bit with a WNW cross-off breeze, but the swell has already dropped to 3 ft and the period is a weak 6 seconds. The energy is only 59. It’s clean, but there’s no push.

From the 7th of August onwards, it’s mostly tiny dribble – ankle to knee high at best, with the occasional light offshore wind on Sunday the 9th of August morning, but that’s 2 ft and 5 seconds. Not worth paddling out for.

The rest of the run is flat. The 12th to the 18th of August shows swell heights at 0.3 ft or flat, with a few clean-offshore wind windows, but the energy is near zero. You’d be chasing ripples.

Bottom line: there’s no standout window here. The best of a bad bunch is probably the cleaner, smaller morning windows on the 6th or 9th of August, but even then, you’re looking at weak, shoaly waves. Don’t expect much.

Rusty.

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