Perranporth is a designated bathing water in Cornwall with a sandy shore. Its water quality was classed Good at the Environment Agency's last classification. It is one of 90 designated bathing waters in the county.
The nearest railway station is Newquay, 9.2 km to the north-east. Nearby bathing waters include Perranporth Penhale Sands, Trevaunance Cove and Holywell Bay.
