Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.5° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 1PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
7
1.2
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
NW
5
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
243
307
367
171
289
496
634
754
828
860
826
721
669
551
405
275
225
144
140
122
62
73
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:01AM4.94m
10:23PM4.75m
10:47AM4.53m
11:15PM4.31m
11:47AM4.18m
Low Tide
4:02AM1.16m
4:21PM1.36m
4:43AM1.59m
5:07PM1.77m
5:34AM1.98m
6:12PM2.11m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
12
13
12
11
12
10
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
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