Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.2° 

Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 12PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.2
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.1
WNW
12
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1581
1430
1682
1191
386
378
541
569
583
572
535
1165
1107
1009
915
1011
663
606
617
553
483
418
358
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:59AM4.57m
10:25PM4.26m
10:54AM4.16m
11:36PM3.89m
12:25PM3.91m
Low Tide
3:54AM1.64m
4:22PM1.80m
4:44AM2.04m
5:26PM2.16m
6:03AM2.32m
7:05PM2.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
13
14
16
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
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