Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maenporth today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Maenporth at 7PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Maenporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00AM4.80m | 9:22PM5.02m | 9:40AM4.60m | 10:03PM4.69m | 10:24AM4.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.77m | 3:56AM0.98m | 4:08PM1.10m | 4:32AM1.34m | 4:46PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 270 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
36 | 144 | 124 | 111 | 103 | 92 | 68 | 91 | 95 | 76 | 113 | 97 | 104 | 111 | 143 | 178 | — | 280 | 334 | 375 | 359 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 421 | 532 | 201 | 190 | 201 | 201 | 167 | 263 | 301 | 749 | 190 | 201 | 190 | 173 | 175 | 176 | 175 | 188 | 188 | 190 |
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