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Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | |
18 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 60 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 42 | 26 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:56PM5.67m | 7:14AM5.49m | 7:29PM5.52m | 7:47AM5.28m | 8:03PM5.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.67m | 1:17AM0.69m | 1:30PM0.83m | 1:50AM0.87m | 2:03PM1.04m | 2:26AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 8:47 |
2 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 18 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 31 | 50 | 60 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 42 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 403 | 519 | 192 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 194 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 216 | 280 | 216 | 216 | 253 | 255 | 254 | 255 |
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