Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 3PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
18
0.9
W
16
2
W
15
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
2.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
730
628
415
326
255
190
151
110
106
76
74
68
156
417
1672
2066
1783
1607
1292
1103
1194
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:37AM4.61m
00:24AM4.42m
1:10PM4.49m
2:02AM4.45m
2:40PM4.75m
Low Tide
6:15PM1.69m
7:01AM1.82m
7:57PM1.68m
8:37AM1.65m
9:22PM1.32m
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:53
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
19
19
19
19
18
19
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
15
13
12
11
15
15
16
18
17
18
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
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