Surf Forecasts:
Porthjoke surf forecast from 23 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 30 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 28 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, W swell with 2,692 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 25 Jun, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Porthjoke this week:
The surf forecast for Porthjoke over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 25) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Porthjoke in the next 16 days are 3.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 28) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jun 26) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Thu 25th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 28th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Porthjoke over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 28 | 116 | 143 | 130 | 96 | 64 | 187 | 93 | 133 | 220 | 454 | 2429 | 1095 | 676 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:53PM4.99m | 1:21AM5.08m | 1:55PM4.93m | 2:22AM4.99m | 2:54PM4.98m | 3:19AM5.02m | 3:47PM5.12m | 4:10AM5.14m | 4:34PM5.30m | 4:56AM5.30m | 5:17PM5.50m | 5:38AM5.46m | 5:57PM5.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM1.61m | 7:14PM1.79m | 7:49AM1.76m | 8:17PM1.87m | 8:48AM1.79m | 9:16PM1.82m | 9:42AM1.74m | 10:09PM1.69m | 10:31AM1.61m | 10:56PM1.51m | 11:14AM1.44m | 11:39PM1.32m | 11:55AM1.27m | 00:19AM1.16m | |||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 4 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 26 | 116 | 143 | 130 | 96 | 64 | 32 | 37 | 133 | 8 | 153 | 2429 | 1095 | 676 | 327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | N 3 | N 3 | W 8 | WNW 12 | N 4 | — | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 22 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 5 | NE 4 | W 18 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | S 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | S 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 187 | 93 | 44 | 220 | 454 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 239 | 566 | 523 | 389 | 239 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 218 | 4 | 230 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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