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Porthjoke surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Porthjoke surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthjoke sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porthjoke today?
The current surf forecast for Porthjoke at 9AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porthjoke. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
26 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 60 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:35AM5.48m | 8:53PM5.51m | 9:14AM5.16m | 9:34PM5.21m | 9:59AM4.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM1.18m | 2:45PM1.38m | 3:11AM1.49m | 3:25PM1.67m | 3:56AM1.79m | 4:14PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 60 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 18 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 270 | 397 | 297 | 399 | 399 | 512 | 231 | 232 | 239 | 240 | 240 | 270 | 513 | 399 | 391 | 391 | 248 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
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