Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maenporth today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Maenporth at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Maenporth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22AM4.94m | 8:42PM5.28m | 9:00AM4.80m | 9:22PM5.02m | 9:40AM4.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.41m | 2:52PM0.53m | 3:19AM0.66m | 3:30PM0.77m | 3:56AM0.98m | 4:08PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 55 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 19 | — | — | E 5 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 92 | 131 | 96 | 88 | 79 | 89 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 189 | 228 | 228 | 268 | 420 | 423 | 263 | 266 | 299 | 293 | 299 | 421 | 435 | 201 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 164 | 263 | 301 | 411 | 411 | 190 |
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