Porlock Weir surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Porlock Weir surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porlock Weir sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Porlock Weir today?

The current surf forecast for Porlock Weir at 11PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.7
W
9
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
0
68
97
167
212
212
178
117
74
56
41
45
57
83
216
318
359
417
432
516
1325
1197
1162
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
SW
30
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00PM10.10m
8:23AM10.07m
8:45PM10.09m
9:10AM9.85m
9:33PM9.84m
9:59AM9.39m
Low Tide
1:41PM0.32m
2:04AM0.24m
2:26PM0.37m
2:51AM0.33m
3:13PM0.62m
3:41AM0.63m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:01
9:02
9:05
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
7
6
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
7
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
W
11
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
73
45
97
167
25
22
117
74
56
41
45
57
83
52
193
1325
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
43
23
18
18
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
1.3
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.7
W
9
1.2
W
10
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
63
75
68
212
212
178
4
3
3
5
216
318
359
417
432
516
262
1197
1162
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
4
4
Distance (km)
373
373
350
350
189
113
113
124
100
226
226
439
438
57
480
317
415
322
414
317
468
479
280
280
Best forecast wave conditions in North Devon
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Porlock Weir surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest