Porth Ceriad Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

First thing you need to know: it’s a rough stretch ahead. For a spot that’s exposed to the southwest, we’re just not getting the quality we need. The wind is the main problem—it’s onshore or cross-shore for most of the period, and the swell is small and weak. The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing weird there.

We kick off Saturday the 5th of September with a weak 3ft swell from the WSW, but the wind is a cross-shore breeze at 15 km/h, and the combined energy is a paltry 75. It’s poor. Sunday the 6th is even worse—onshore winds at 30 km/h and lumpy surf. Monday the 7th sees a bit more size, 4ft in the morning, but it’s cross-on and choppy. By Monday afternoon the wind cranks up to 45 km/h and the swell hits 6ft, but it’s a total mess. This is a classic case of big, windy, ugly surf. If you’re into kite surfing, this might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a write-off.

Tuesday the 8th is the same story—6ft of messy cross-shore slop with combined energy in the 270–280 range, but the wind is too strong and the quality is zero. Wednesday the 9th morning gives us a brief moment of clean conditions with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops to 3ft. It’s ridable for a beginner, but nothing to get excited about. Thursday the 10th sees a 5ft swell with a 7-second period, but the wind is cross-shore and cross-on all day, making it choppy and lumpy.

From Friday the 11th onwards, it’s flat or near flat. We get a few days of tiny, weak waves—0.7ft, 1ft, 0.3ft—with some clean conditions, but honestly, the swell is barely there. The combined energy is in the single digits. This is a dead period. There’s a gap of several days with no real surf on offer. The 11th through the 20th of September is basically a drought.

There is no standout here. Not a single session you’d want to paddle out for. The only break in the picture is Porth Ceriad itself, and it’s a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent spot, but it needs a clean, decent swell to work. It’s not getting that. The best we can say is that a few mornings have clean wind, but the waves are just too small to matter.

Look, this is a blank run. It happens. Forecasts can change, so don’t give up hope, but as it stands, leave your board in the car for the next two weeks.

Rusty.

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