Porth Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 19 Oct 2025 BST
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Porth Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porth Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Porth Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Porth Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
W
1.3
WSW
2.1
SW
2.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
SW
1.6
W
1.7
W
2.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)101011119109912111110111212121111101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71721163597838335084706876761447208147886967546943793133219817491401131711081083837
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
40
S
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
50
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
5.71
4:56PM
6.01
5:15AM
6.01
5:30PM
6.22
5:47AM
6.22
6:01PM
6.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
0.98
10:59AM
0.97
11:19PM
0.74
11:32AM
0.74
11:49PM
0.58
12:02PM
0.58
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----7:48-------7:48-------7:50---
Sunset------6:21-------6:19-------6:16-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---46----13311111-1-----
Temp. °C151515161615151514141414141414141413141413141413
Feels °C (?)7999101010109876566776875667
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Porth Beach (fresh winds from the SSE at Newquay Airport 5 km from Porth Beach). 0.6m 9s swell from the WSW with a 0.5m 12s groundswell from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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37 km/h
SSE
Offshore
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