Chapel Porth surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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Chapel Porth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chapel Porth sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapel Porth today?

The current surf forecast for Chapel Porth at 2PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (06 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (06 May)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
17
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
4
3
2
2
2
5
20
18
42
42
64
92
89
87
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
0
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:30AM5.33m
8:47PM5.36m
9:08AM5.02m
9:29PM5.06m
9:53AM4.71m
10:19PM4.80m
Low Tide
2:28AM1.14m
2:41PM1.34m
3:07AM1.44m
3:22PM1.62m
3:53AM1.73m
4:11PM1.88m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:48
5:47
5:45
5:43
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8:46
8:47
8:50
8:52
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
15
14
12
11
5
5
7
9
10
10
8
8
9
8
7
9
11
10
9
9
9
8
10
13
13
11
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
13
12
11
6
5
3
10
9
8
8
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
18
42
42
64
92
89
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
W
5
0.3
NNE
4
Energy kJ
6
6
6
11
10
10
3
1
2
2
2
2
5
20
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
3
1
3
1
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
E
5
Energy kJ
19
17
12
9
5
2
2
7
4
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
261
385
385
415
399
507
222
193
261
231
261
261
284
399
391
391
239
25
25
25
1
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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