Chapel Porth surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.6
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
16
22
28
28
26
24
20
18
16
17
21
22
35
39
40
40
27
27
37
36
36
34
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:30PM6.10m
6:47AM6.00m
7:03PM6.03m
7:21AM5.85m
7:36PM5.88m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.60m
00:48AM0.60m
1:01PM0.69m
1:20AM0.70m
1:33PM0.85m
1:53AM0.89m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:52
5:50
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8:40
8:42
8:44
8:45
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
11
11
11
11
10
9
11
11
12
12
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
8
13
22
28
28
26
24
20
18
16
17
21
22
35
39
40
40
27
27
26
16
16
16
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
30
16
18
13
8
8
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
W
9
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
11
11
15
1
1
1
8
8
8
2
2
1
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
21
37
36
36
34
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
79
1
25
25
25
25
193
193
283
407
40
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
200
29
212
212
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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