Chapel Porth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.31° N 5.24° W

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Chapel Porth sea temperature is

17.6° C

Chapel Porth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Chapel Porth today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel Porth at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Evening (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Tue night).
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	SW 20	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	29	27	20	19	19	20	15	50	55	40	48	58	44	58	78	63	47	23	21	33	31	31	31	30
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	NE	E	ESE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				4:06PM5.71m				4:37AM5.81m				5:04PM6.09m				5:32AM6.09m				5:56PM6.43m				6:23AM6.30m
Low Tide		10:02AM1.07m				10:35PM0.86m				11:03AM0.75m				11:34PM0.50m				11:57AM0.46m				00:27AM0.21m


	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—
	—	—	—	9:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:27	—	—	—	9:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	25	27	27	25	23	19	19	21	24	24	23	23	21	19	19	22	24	25	25	23	23	22	21
Feels °C	18	22	24	23	21	16	12	14	14	19	19	21	23	21	17	16	17	19	21	24	23	21	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	W 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	SE 8	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6
kJ	29	27	20	19	19	20	4	50	55	78	48	58	44	58	78	63	47	23	14	13	8	13	15	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSE 5	SW 15	SE 9	ESE 10	NNE 6	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	14	13	13	6	6	2	8	128	11	40	77	38	22	23	24	27	26	23	15	13	31	31	31	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 21	SW 21	SW 15	WNW 8	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 15	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	SE 4	SSE 4	SW 7	SW 7
kJ	10	10	18	18	9	6	15	15	37	37	37	8	13	26	26	22	21	21	21	33	3	1	13	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 8	ENE 6	E 9	SE 8	ENE 3	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 7	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6
kJ	55	74	74	50	18	87	94	1437	98	3	957	501	323	279	279	332	323	272	—	—	—	—	24	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lostmarc'h Brittany - Finistere	Doonloughan Mayo and Achill Island	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Ownachincha Cork	Aln Estuary North East England	Ile de Noirmoutier Vendee	Les Crevettes Ste Barbe Brittany - Morbihan	Le Havre Beach Normandy	Mawgan Porth Cornwall (North)	Treyarnon Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Porthtowan Cornwall (North)	Chapel Porth Cornwall (North)	Beacon Cove Cornwall (North)	Frainslake Sands Wales - Pembrokeshire	Penhale Cornwall (North)	Perranporth Cornwall (North)	Perranporth Cornwall (North)	Gwenvor Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Perranporth Cornwall (North)	Penhale Cornwall (North)
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)	238	485	29	29	299	615	426	337	392	23	29	29	3	0	22	149	12	7	7	40	29	29	7	12
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall			Constantine Bay	Constantine Bay						Mawgan Porth	Treyarnon	Sennen Cove	Godrevy	Polzeath	Constantine Bay		Polzeath	Polzeath	Polzeath	Sennen Cove	Constantine Bay	Sennen Cove	Polzeath	Polzeath
Rating (10 max)			1	1						1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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