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Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | |
14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 142 | 276 | 279 | 279 | 241 | 279 | 368 | 604 | 563 | 471 | 471 | 479 | 422 | 368 | 368 | 382 | 341 | 328 | 267 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:37PM5.37m | 10:10AM4.90m | 10:41PM4.93m | 11:25AM4.49m | 00:03AM4.64m | 12:55PM4.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.97m | 4:14AM1.05m | 4:40PM1.40m | 5:27AM1.42m | 5:58PM1.69m | 6:53AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 14 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 142 | 276 | 279 | 279 | 241 | 279 | 368 | 604 | 563 | 471 | 471 | 479 | 422 | 368 | 368 | 382 | 341 | 328 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NE 6 | NW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | NW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 151 | 94 | 84 | 62 | 55 | 40 | 43 | 62 | 75 | 61 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 40 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 234 | 265 | 229 | 229 | 243 | 202 | 173 | 134 | 133 | 128 | 89 | 89 | 187 | 192 | 95 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
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