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Maenporth surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Maenporth today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Maenporth at 5PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Maenporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 4 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
28 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 44 | 58 | 82 | 109 | 135 | 130 | 50 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:43PM4.25m | 3:59AM4.50m | 4:22PM4.39m | 4:39AM4.52m | 4:59PM4.54m | 5:15AM4.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM1.47m | 10:21PM1.52m | 10:49AM1.37m | 11:07PM1.38m | 11:28AM1.28m | 11:48PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | 9:17 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
172 | 165 | 128 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 66 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 42 | 65 | 87 | 74 | 240 | 235 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 8 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 44 | 58 | 82 | 109 | 135 | 130 | 50 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 5 | — | SW 4 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | W 16 |
12 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 2 | — | 3 | 12 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 172 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 172 | 28 | 201 | 23 | 202 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 200 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
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