Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maenporth today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maenporth at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Maenporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46PM3.99m | 12:20PM3.93m | 00:55AM3.75m | 1:34PM3.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM1.85m | 5:52AM2.03m | 6:26PM2.18m | 6:56AM2.28m | 8:10PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | E 5 | E 5 |
20 | 627 | 513 | 474 | 299 | 234 | 152 | 142 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 66 | 63 | 49 | 65 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | S 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
695 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 532 | 201 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 25 | 201 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
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