Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.1
W
6
1.6
WSW
6
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
147
149
149
172
92
218
373
376
277
232
188
188
188
165
142
92
66
40
30
22
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:18AM5.37m
9:38PM5.46m
10:01AM5.18m
10:25PM5.19m
10:53AM4.93m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.84m
4:02AM0.90m
4:20PM1.08m
4:50AM1.17m
5:15PM1.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
18
17
16
15
16
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
12
12
13
13
14
15
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