Porth Ceriad Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what’s coming up over the next couple weeks.

We’ve got a real slow start here. There’s a big gap with nothing worth paddling out for. The first tiny bit of surf doesn’t show up until Friday the 28th of August, and it’s barely a ripple. The first several days are flat or close to it.

The only break we’re talking about is Porth Ceriad. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, and exposed to the southwest. The water temp is 65°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – over two degrees above average, so that’s a real standout.

On the morning of Friday the 28th, there’s a little bump of swell, about 3ft from the southwest, but the period is short at 8 seconds and the energy is weak (86). The wind is cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit choppy. Not worth getting excited about. The afternoon drops off even more.

Saturday the 29th is similar – tiny, weak, and onshore wind. Not good.

Sunday the 30th gets messy. The morning is onshore and bumpy with 2ft. By the afternoon, the wind is howling onshore from the south at 35 km/h with 5ft of short-period chop. The energy hits 164 (moderate), but the wind will ruin it. This is more of a kite-surfing kind of day.

Monday the 31st brings more size. The morning has 4ft from the southwest with a nice long 11-second period and moderate energy at 328. But the wind is cross-shore, so there’s chop. The afternoon has 5ft from the northwest, but again, cross-shore wind. For a beginner spot, 4-5ft is getting big, and the quality isn’t there.

Tuesday the 1st of September morning has a light offshore wind from the NNW, but only 1ft of swell. Clean but tiny. The afternoon goes onshore again.

Wednesday the 2nd September morning is clean with a cross-offshore breeze and 3ft from the west-southwest. Energy is low (68), but it’s the cleanest we’ve seen. The afternoon is similar with 3ft and clean. It’s surfable, but very average.

Then things get bigger but messier. Thursday the 3rd is blown out with strong onshore winds, and Friday the 4th is lumpy and choppy.

The one real standout is Sunday the 6th of September. The afternoon brings a solid 12ft of southwest swell with a 9-second period. The energy is massive at 2080 – that’s strong stuff. The wind is cross-shore, not perfect, but manageable. At that size, it’s for experts only. If you know this break and are experienced, that afternoon could be a proper session. But it’s over a week away, so the forecast is promising but not locked in.

Monday the 7th September still has size – 8ft in the morning and 5ft in the afternoon with a very long 17-second period. That groundswell will have heaps of power, but at a beach break, that long period can make waves close out or run straight. The wind is fresh and cross-shore, so it’ll be lumpy.

After that, it fades. By Tuesday the 8th, we’re back to small, clean but weak conditions.

So, the pick of the window? For experts only, the 6th of September afternoon. For everyone else, it’s a quiet outlook. The start is a write-off, and even the better days have wind or size issues.

Stay patient. It usually doesn’t stay this quiet for long.

Rusty

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