Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 4AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 114 | 108 | 100 | 106 | 82 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 63 | 158 | 273 | 337 | 462 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 515 | 499 | 513 | 750 | 386 | 405 | 331 |
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-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:19AM4.28m | 10:56PM3.95m | 11:37AM4.03m | 00:32AM3.83m | 1:15PM4.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM1.97m | 4:56PM2.06m | 5:24AM2.21m | 6:22PM2.19m | 6:55AM2.22m | 7:48PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 242 | 114 | 108 | 100 | 106 | 82 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 158 | 273 | 337 | 462 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 515 | 499 | 513 | 679 | 386 | 405 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | NW 10 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 | W 10 | W 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 63 | 33 | 55 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 19 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 44 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | W 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 40 | 46 | — | — | 23 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 750 | 92 | 136 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 281 | 233 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 191 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 37 | 494 |
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