Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
327 | 229 | 189 | 157 | 146 | 133 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 89 | 136 | 307 | 353 | 373 | 322 | 276 | 322 | 337 | 375 | 385 | 346 | 341 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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-off |
High Tide | 8:12AM5.86m | 8:31PM5.90m | 8:50AM5.66m | 9:11PM5.59m | 9:34AM5.35m | 9:59PM5.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.29m | 2:31PM0.40m | 2:52AM0.51m | 3:10PM0.66m | 3:33AM0.84m | 3:55PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
327 | 229 | 189 | 157 | 146 | 133 | 10 | 105 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | S 8 |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | — | 10 | 25 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | 89 | 136 | 307 | 353 | 373 | 322 | 276 | 322 | 337 | 375 | 385 | 346 | 341 | 358 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 214 | 214 | 394 | 1 | 1 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 278 |
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