Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chapel Porth today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chapel Porth at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Chapel Porth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 155 | 165 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 143 | 157 | 180 | 191 | 374 | 289 | 340 | 225 | 247 | 387 | 496 | 627 | 675 | 791 | 826 | 552 | 495 | 380 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:28AM5.72m | 9:48PM5.59m | 10:08AM5.28m | 10:29PM5.07m | 10:52AM4.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.78m | 3:44PM0.99m | 4:05AM1.23m | 4:23PM1.44m | 4:45AM1.69m | 5:10PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 214 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 661 | 552 | 495 | 380 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | N 4 | N 5 |
92 | 155 | 165 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 143 | 157 | 180 | 191 | 374 | 289 | 340 | 225 | 247 | 387 | 496 | 627 | 675 | 791 | 826 | — | 6 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 261 | 146 | 284 | 391 | 893 | 221 | 212 | 161 | 164 | 162 | 198 | 237 | 221 | 289 | 241 | 212 | 212 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 242 | 26 | 26 |
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