Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 BST
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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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.6
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
16
22
28
28
26
24
20
18
16
17
21
22
35
39
40
40
27
27
37
36
36
34
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
W
10
NW
5
NNW
0
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:23PM5.72m
6:40AM5.62m
6:56PM5.67m
7:14AM5.49m
7:29PM5.52m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.58m
00:44AM0.59m
12:58PM0.67m
1:17AM0.69m
1:30PM0.83m
1:50AM0.87m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:42
8:43
8:45
8:45
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
10
9
11
11
12
11
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
8
13
22
28
28
26
24
20
18
16
17
21
22
35
39
40
40
27
27
26
16
16
16
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
30
16
18
13
8
8
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
W
9
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
11
11
15
1
1
1
8
8
8
2
2
1
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
21
37
36
36
34
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
134
98
7
10
10
12
15
190
190
278
403
20
15
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
194
48
214
214
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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