Surf Forecasts:
Chapel Porth surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, SSW swell with 1,514 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chapel Porth this week:
The surf forecast for Chapel Porth over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chapel Porth in the next 16 days are 3.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 11th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chapel Porth over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 187 | 136 | 345 | 385 | 218 | 93 | 68 | 282 | 871 | 1259 | 1324 | 925 | 562 | 569 | 377 | 286 | 181 | 96 | 41 | 952 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:38PM5.13m | 3:17AM5.12m | 3:40PM5.58m | 4:09AM5.58m | 4:28PM6.00m | 4:52AM5.98m | 5:09PM6.32m | 5:29AM6.27m | 5:46PM6.50m | 6:05AM6.43m | 6:21PM6.53m | 6:38AM6.45m | 6:55PM6.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM1.31m | 9:41AM1.28m | 10:12PM0.87m | 10:30AM0.85m | 10:56PM0.51m | 11:12AM0.50m | 11:34PM0.26m | 11:49AM0.28m | 00:09AM0.16m | 12:24PM0.19m | 00:41AM0.19m | 12:56PM0.24m | 1:11AM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 13 | — | S 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 187 | 187 | 136 | 98 | 49 | 35 | 93 | 29 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 925 | 562 | 569 | 377 | 286 | 181 | 96 | 41 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 52 | 68 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 11 | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 345 | 385 | 218 | 52 | 39 | 282 | 871 | 1259 | 1324 | — | 21 | — | 8 | — | — | 28 | 144 | 952 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 26 | 916 | 284 | 237 | 26 | 212 | 588 | 744 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 212 | 104 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 193 | 193 | 212 |
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