Porthcurno surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 Aug 2025 BST
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Porthcurno surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthcurno sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Porthcurno today?

The current surf forecast for Porthcurno at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Porthcurno. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.9
W
0.4
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
2
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
W
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)87767889978891010101010101010101211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)259527731301551761249940863362566793110401040694592810718613566596431
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
3.69
1:05AM
3.65
1:47PM
3.69
2:23AM
3.71
2:56PM
3.88
3:24AM
3.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
1.83
7:22AM
1.83
8:05PM
1.83
8:41AM
1.75
9:21PM
1.65
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:56-------5:58
Sunset---9:02-------9:00-------8:59----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818171718181818181617161615161515151616161616
Feels °C (?)16161716161715141313121411989810101314141416
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (South)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Porthcurno (moderate winds from the W at Culdrose Airport 30 km from Porthcurno). 0.8m 5s windswell from the W with a 0.3m 7s swell, also from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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22 km/h
W
0.0
16.6
Air / Water (°C)
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