Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthcurno today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthcurno at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthcurno. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 146 | 123 | 77 | 43 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07PM4.67m | 10:36AM4.42m | 11:06PM4.38m | 11:43AM4.22m | 00:22AM4.18m | 1:05PM4.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM1.06m | 5:05PM1.22m | 5:41AM1.28m | 6:15PM1.38m | 6:57AM1.41m | 7:41PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | N 4 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 77 | 43 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | W 10 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | ESE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 167 | 146 | 123 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 407 | 210 | 394 | 210 | 394 | 394 | 396 | 385 | 385 | 385 | 377 | 377 | 385 | 396 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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