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Porthmeor in North Cornwall is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the south. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Porthmeor Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Porthmeor:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	St Ives Harbour Wall	1 mi
Second closest break	The Breakwater-St Ives	1 mi
Third closest break	Hawkes Point	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Carbis Bay	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Hayle	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Porthmeor:
Closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	29 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	97 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	117 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	150 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	225 mi
Tide stations nearest to Porthmeor:
Closest tide station	Newlyn, England	8 mi
Second closest tide station	Newlyn, England	8 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	42 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	42 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Devonport, England	58 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Porthmeor:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	311 mi
Second closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	339 mi
Third closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	339 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	339 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	346 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Porthmeor:
Closest city location	St Ives (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Hayle (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Camborne (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Penzance (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Porthleven (United Kingdom)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Porthmeor is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Porthmeor is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 101 km (63 miles) away.
• Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 158 km (98 miles) away.
• Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 184 km (114 miles) away.
• Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Porthmeor and is 200 km (124 miles) away.