Surf Forecasts:
Porthjoke surf forecast from 3 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, W swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 6 Jun, 1PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period, WSW swell with 11,897 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W 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 Saturday (Jun 06) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Porthjoke in the next 16 days are 6.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 06) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 21ft (6.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Porthjoke over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 10 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 910 | 1764 | 3082 | 4224 | 5494 | 4861 | 2277 | 1374 | 520 | 2704 | 11129 | 2467 | 1565 | 1636 | 1172 | 841 | 757 | 727 | 535 | 510 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02PM5.80m | 8:21AM5.51m | 8:40PM5.67m | 9:00AM5.34m | 9:21PM5.51m | 9:42AM5.17m | 10:05PM5.36m | 10:31AM5.03m | 10:55PM5.25m | 11:26AM4.96m | 11:53PM5.20m | 12:29PM4.99m | 00:56AM5.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM1.14m | 2:22AM1.17m | 2:35PM1.27m | 3:02AM1.33m | 3:14PM1.43m | 3:44AM1.49m | 3:58PM1.58m | 4:32AM1.61m | 4:47PM1.71m | 5:25AM1.67m | 5:44PM1.78m | 6:23AM1.65m | 6:46PM1.75m | ||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | 2277 | 1374 | 520 | — | — | — | 1565 | 1636 | 1172 | 841 | — | 727 | 535 | 510 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 10 | W 13 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 910 | 1764 | 3082 | 4224 | 5494 | 4861 | — | — | 235 | 2704 | 11129 | 2467 | — | — | — | — | 757 | — | — | — | 361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 572 | 699 | 590 | 603 | 149 | 4 | 41 | 241 | 769 | 753 | 214 | 144 | 153 | 150 | 297 | 269 | 4 | 4 | 206 | 214 |
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