Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthcurno today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthcurno at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthcurno. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 17 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 187 | 216 | 265 | 433 | 520 | 493 | 586 | 1246 | 2185 | 1918 | 1699 | 1380 | 1228 | 1070 | 748 | 636 | 546 | 418 | 345 | 291 | 238 | 177 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:37AM3.66m | 3:01PM3.97m | 3:26AM4.01m | 3:43PM4.37m | 4:04AM4.40m | 4:18PM4.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM1.75m | 9:25PM1.50m | 9:41AM1.39m | 10:09PM1.11m | 10:22AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 194 | 187 | 216 | 265 | 433 | 520 | 493 | 526 | 1246 | 2185 | 1918 | 1699 | 1380 | 1228 | 1070 | 748 | 636 | 546 | 418 | 345 | 291 | 238 | 177 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 21 | W 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 113 | 363 | 586 | 434 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 15 | SW 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 272 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 |
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