Maenporth surf break

Maenporth surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Maenporth today?

The current surf forecast for Maenporth at 2PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Maenporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
9
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.7
WSW
11
0.3
E
5
0.3
SW
4
0.2
E
5
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1342
850
585
411
289
196
128
108
108
108
112
10
9
121
5
2
2
102
26
31
30
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
40
E
45
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:14AM4.83m
5:33PM4.69m
5:47AM4.88m
6:03PM4.83m
6:18AM4.87m
6:34PM4.91m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.94m
00:11AM0.94m
12:31PM0.90m
00:46AM0.88m
1:02PM0.90m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:58
5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:37
8:37
8:39
8:40
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
11
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
4
3
5
4
6
7
12
12
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
9
10
9
9
10
8
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
W
10
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
128
126
95
123
123
121
128
86
49
108
112
174
123
121
83
82
75
102
26
21
20
45
12
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
124
119
113
109
106
104
117
108
108
26
17
10
9
5
5
2
2
2
49
31
30
13
41
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.1
W
13
0.4
E
6
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.1
W
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
165
66
69
60
34
34
3
9
14
11
11
27
2
13
23
8
13
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
9
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
1342
850
585
411
289
196
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
1
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
179
175
175
172
188
172
20
20
0
20
20
23
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
23
190
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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