
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maenporth today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Maenporth at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Maenporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
72 | 56 | 84 | 128 | 92 | 75 | 60 | 432 | 50 | 44 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 177 | |
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-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:18PM3.61m | 12:08PM3.81m | 1:01AM3.55m | 1:36PM3.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM2.07m | 5:18AM2.17m | 6:10PM2.26m | 6:32AM2.32m | 7:46PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | W 10 | W 10 | E 7 | W 18 | ENE 7 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
72 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 92 | 160 | 60 | 432 | 524 | 619 | 674 | 704 | 673 | 563 | 513 | 496 | 513 | 451 | 477 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — |
75 | 72 | 17 | 15 | 48 | 31 | 260 | 40 | 34 | 44 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | S 12 | W 20 | WSW 18 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 65 | — | 17 | 7 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | S 6 |
— | 3 | 84 | 128 | 6 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 46 | 177 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 51 | 530 |
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