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Maenporth surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Maenporth today?
The current surf forecast for Maenporth at 11AM is: 5.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Maenporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9478 | 8298 | 15697 | 18544 | 19417 | 17089 | 14952 | 13337 | 11561 | 8554 | 6826 | 5502 | 3720 | 3163 | 2826 | 2528 | 2628 | 2724 | 3244 | 4134 | 131 | 192 | 263 | 3449 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:10AM 4.42 | 11:50PM 3.91 | 12:14PM 4.30 | 12:49AM 3.92 | 1:11PM 4.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:42AM 1.69 | 5:34PM 1.70 | 5:48AM 1.90 | 6:46PM 1.84 | 7:06AM 1.97 | 7:57PM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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