Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BST
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Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (15 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
1
W
7
1
W
6
1.3
W
5
1.7
W
6
1.8
W
7
2
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
2.2
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
187
139
93
43
26
77
72
108
60
90
243
302
350
262
366
539
1657
1728
1462
1850
2015
1914
1504
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
20
W
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:43PM5.82m
5:04AM6.03m
5:28PM6.12m
5:50AM6.20m
6:12PM6.28m
6:36AM6.22m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.40m
11:05PM0.36m
11:29AM0.17m
11:52PM0.12m
12:14PM0.07m
00:39AM0.02m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:01
9:04
9:05
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
4
4
3
4
6
6
6
8
7
7
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
4
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
WNW
8
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.5
W
7
0.2
N
5
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.6
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
2.2
W
13
2.3
W
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
20
19
7
12
36
26
17
10
5
27
2
7
6
158
366
539
1657
1728
6
3
3
3
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
10
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
N
5
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
16
0.4
WNW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
19
2
7
11
18
7
7
7
5
7
7
7
5
47
6
3
3
3
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
7
14
14
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
6
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
1
W
7
1
W
6
1.3
W
5
1.7
W
6
1.8
W
7
2
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
13
2
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
Energy kJ
247
187
139
93
43
26
77
72
108
60
90
243
302
350
262
232
191
1230
1316
1462
1850
2015
1914
1504
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
1
4
3
2
1
Distance (km)
281
270
375
391
240
215
192
121
214
496
527
527
284
281
121
83
280
224
519
410
214
214
171
75
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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