Chapel Porth surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chapel Porth today?

The current surf forecast for Chapel Porth at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
371
297
242
238
187
171
133
130
98
96
96
70
65
43
42
66
41
41
41
22
41
60
108
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:42PM4.99m
3:04AM5.20m
3:32PM5.18m
3:52AM5.33m
4:15PM5.38m
4:34AM5.46m
Low Tide
9:04PM1.54m
9:32AM1.34m
9:54PM1.38m
10:16AM1.22m
10:37PM1.22m
10:55AM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:16
9:17
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
24
23
22
19
18
20
20
18
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
15
12
13
13
13
14
15
28
27
25
23
22
16
14
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
13
10
12
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
SW
4
0.4
W
9
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
418
371
297
242
238
187
171
133
130
98
96
96
70
65
43
42
27
27
9
24
12
12
19
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SW
19
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
W
9
0.3
SW
16
0.3
W
8
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
15
15
3
3
15
3
4
7
8
8
4
4
2
25
25
41
66
41
25
41
12
41
59
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
5
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
N
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
W
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
3
3
15
15
7
2
12
30
30
30
30
12
27
2
6
6
6
41
2
22
12
60
60
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
6
7
4
3
4
3
5
10
10
8
5
4
4
2
3
6
9
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
6
9
64
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
21
20
221
20
23
26
26
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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