Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maenporth today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maenporth at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Maenporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 12 | 67 | 241 | 748 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2268 | 1815 | 1799 | 394 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:36PM3.85m | 2:16AM3.71m | 2:39PM4.04m | 3:10AM3.97m | 3:28PM4.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM2.26m | 8:15AM2.25m | 9:12PM2.01m | 9:30AM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 513 | 496 | 513 | 466 | 331 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2900 | 2268 | 1815 | 1478 | 1029 | 652 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 12 | 67 | 241 | 748 | 2543 | 8794 | 8937 | 6896 | 5310 | 4196 | 3392 | 3699 | 3243 | — | — | — | 1799 | 394 | 778 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 28 | 31 | 51 | 232 | 530 | 537 | 568 | 568 | 595 | 567 | 519 | 280 | 280 | 178 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 128 | 308 | 293 |
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