Porth Ceriad Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. I’m Rusty.

We’re looking at a pretty lean run ahead at Porth Ceriad. Honestly, for the next week and a half there’s nothing that’s really gonna get the heart pumping. The pattern for the first several days is mostly small, weak swells with a lot of wind problems. There’s a big gap here with over a week of poor to very ordinary conditions before we see a little flicker. So if you’ve got the itch, you might have to sit on your hands for a while.

Starting Tuesday the 8th, there’s swell – about 4 ft from the west – but that 30 km/h WNW wind being cross-off isn’t saving this one. The wave energy is weak, only 102 (that’s just barely in the moderate bracket), and the period is short at 5 seconds, just a sloppy windswell. The call is poor, and I’m not recommending it. It stays like that through Wednesday and Thursday with wind getting worse, strong cross-onshore and messy conditions on Thursday hitting 123 for energy, but the period is a pathetic 4 seconds. No go.

Friday the 11th is cleaner but tiny – 2 ft and dropping. The whole weekend is poor. A little blip shows up on Sunday the 13th: 3 ft swell from the SW, and for a moment the wind goes glassy in the morning – that’s a rare treat for a spot that often gets chopped up. The energy is a weak 93, but that glassy surface and fairly consistent break would offer some clean if small surf. It’s a beginner-friendly 3 ft. I’d say if you’re desperate, Sunday morning is your best bet in this whole run, but don’t expect any power.

The following week is dead. Monday and Tuesday tiny with onshore winds. Not until Thursday the 17th afternoon do we see anything: a clean 2 ft swell with NW wind offshore at 25 km/h. The energy is only 50, so again, small clean waves for a quiet session. That’s probably the second best slot – for beginners or anyone wanting an easy paddle.

After that, we fade into nearly nothing through the 23rd. There are long-period swells (up to 17 seconds) appearing around the 21st and 22nd, but the height is 0.3 ft – literally flat. With that kind of period it’d break straight and suck at a beach setup like this, but it’s academic because there’s nothing to ride.

Crowds at Porth Ceriad can be an issue “often,” but with this stretch of poor to tiny surf, you’ll likely have the place to yourself.

Honest truth: if you’re hanging for a wave, wait for Sunday morning the 13th for a glassy but weak 3 ft wave. Or Thursday the 17th afternoon for small, clean, offshore conditions. That’s all she wrote.

Rusty.

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