Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.3°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
1.8
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.2
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
46
52
52
62
51
64
82
27
241
383
277
257
189
116
293
535
621
1405
2009
1849
1487
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
30
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
50
SSW
50
WSW
50
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:27AM5.19m
5:43PM5.57m
6:00AM5.50m
6:15PM5.85m
6:32AM5.73m
6:47PM6.04m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.93m
11:45AM0.81m
00:07AM0.59m
12:18PM0.52m
00:39AM0.35m
12:50PM0.32m
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:13
 mm
2
3
2
1
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
19
20
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
16
17
18
17
17
15
15
15
13
12
13
14
16
15
12
11
13
10
11
10
11
12
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