Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maenporth today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Maenporth at 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Maenporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 34 | 53 | 91 | 5 | 179 | 185 | 2 | 124 | 247 | 937 | 1915 | 2542 | 2064 | 1473 | 878 | 645 | 524 | 500 | 538 | 705 | 919 | 1051 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12AM4.66m | 6:27PM5.00m | 6:42AM4.84m | 6:57PM5.16m | 7:12AM4.97m | 7:28PM5.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.95m | 1:03AM0.82m | 1:14PM0.75m | 1:36AM0.65m | 1:48PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 878 | 645 | 524 | 304 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 53 | 91 | 97 | 179 | 185 | 120 | 124 | 247 | 937 | 1915 | 2542 | 2064 | 1473 | — | — | 102 | 500 | 538 | 705 | 919 | 1051 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 176 | 232 | 262 | 262 | 232 | 28 | 176 | 190 | 262 | 345 | 125 | 164 | 178 | 168 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 64 | 425 | 380 | 551 | 246 |
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