Chapel Porth surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chapel Porth today?

The current surf forecast for Chapel Porth at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5646
3922
3113
2431
1901
1444
1338
1047
854
705
643
631
500
610
745
724
711
711
622
577
511
511
424
402
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
0
NW
10
N
10
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:20AM6.16m
8:44PM6.25m
9:13AM5.76m
9:39PM5.88m
10:12AM5.35m
10:40PM5.51m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.58m
3:16AM0.59m
3:37PM0.93m
4:16AM0.95m
4:37PM1.28m
5:21AM1.27m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:08
9:09
9:10
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
16
15
13
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
8
9
11
10
9
11
11
11
11
13
11
11
13
13
12
13
15
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5646
3922
3113
2431
1901
1444
1338
1047
854
705
643
631
500
610
745
724
711
711
622
577
511
511
424
402
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
21
8
44
51
39
28
18
10
5
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
3
5
10
10
10
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
7
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
ESE
4
Energy kJ
140
13
10
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
212
391
16
16
17
39
19
17
19
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
16
0
22
12
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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