Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 40 | 63 | 57 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 50 | 179 | 204 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:12AM4.49m | 4:32PM4.83m | 4:52AM4.85m | 5:09PM5.22m | 5:27AM5.19m | 5:43PM5.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM1.71m | 10:31AM1.56m | 10:57PM1.31m | 11:10AM1.16m | 11:34PM0.93m | 11:45AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 6 | W 9 | SSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 25 | 24 | 57 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 44 | 204 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | NNW 4 | N 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 40 | 63 | 19 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 6 | 42 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | N 4 | N 5 | S 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 2 | ESE 3 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 61 | 41 | 179 | — | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 192 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 248 | 194 | 202 | 20 | 337 | 375 | 375 | 192 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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