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Maenporth Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Maenporth surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Maenporth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Maenporth sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Maenporth today?
The current surf forecast for Maenporth at 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Maenporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 792 | 75 | 148 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:09AM5.22m | 5:34PM5.21m | 5:54AM5.34m | 6:17PM5.36m | 6:40AM5.33m | 7:02PM5.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.57m | 00:19AM0.54m | 12:43PM0.42m | 1:06AM0.37m | 1:28PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | 9:05 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 14 | S 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 | W 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 7 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 57 | 87 | 77 | 192 | 557 | 3 | 1285 | 1206 | 961 | 3 | 625 | 3 | 1166 | 988 | 792 | 451 | 274 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 15 | W 14 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 72 | 268 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | W 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 68 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 13 | — | — | W 6 | W 12 | W 8 | W 12 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 93 | 71 | 24 | 110 | 62 | 105 | 193 | 208 | 214 | — | 173 | 1215 | — | — | 86 | 1681 | 328 | 1302 | — | — | 24 | 75 | 148 | 249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 190 | 190 | 506 | 506 | 506 | 201 | 201 | 92 | 58 | 263 | 512 | 531 | 420 | 190 | 232 | 172 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 51 | 108 | 232 | 51 |
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