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Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)18s
Evening (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
!
4
0
0
3
4
!
!
!
!
3
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.3
WSW
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)101010121110181616161616161614141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2422372374706067161992526352544843352930723034405647704700669242493663168219821380986839
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
30
S
50
SSE
65
SSE
25
SW
30
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
20
S
25
SSE
35
SE
30
ENE
20
SW
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffoffoffcrosscrossoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
5.53
5:38PM
5.40
5:55AM
5.73
6:12PM
5.53
6:29AM
5.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
0.85
11:47AM
0.72
11:59PM
0.64
12:22PM
0.54
12:33AM
0.52
12:57PM
0.45
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----8:11-------8:11-------8:10---
Sunset------4:52-------4:53-------4:55-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------2151------31-1
Temp. °C87789108888997999988889109
Feels °C (?)5322430320-2-4120123201565
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