
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 12AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2976 | 2650 | 1980 | 1713 | 1357 | 972 | 841 | 736 | 675 | 640 | 640 | 533 | 457 | 434 | 367 | 385 | 392 | 478 | 622 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:10PM5.66m | 5:29AM5.66m | 5:43PM5.99m | 6:02AM5.96m | 6:17PM6.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.44m | 11:46AM0.39m | 00:06AM0.17m | 12:20PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
2976 | 2650 | 1980 | 1713 | 1357 | 972 | 841 | 736 | 675 | 640 | 640 | 533 | 457 | 434 | 367 | 385 | 392 | 478 | 622 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
— | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 113 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 124 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 39 | 75 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 188 | 62 | 31 | 31 |
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