
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 66 | 81 | 19 | 265 | 570 | 961 | 885 | 669 | 614 | 529 | 367 | 306 | 252 | 201 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 111 | 284 | 255 | 381 | 567 | 883 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05AM5.62m | 5:24PM6.05m | 5:46AM5.92m | 6:04PM6.28m | 6:24AM6.09m | 6:41PM6.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.40m | 11:29AM0.37m | 11:54PM0.09m | 12:09PM0.11m | 00:32AM-0.07m | 12:46PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | S 15 | S 14 |
73 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 9 | — | — | 885 | 669 | 614 | 529 | 367 | 306 | 252 | 201 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 111 | 20 | 18 | 40 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | NW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — |
39 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 12 | W 12 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — |
11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 |
— | 66 | 81 | 80 | 265 | 570 | 961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 284 | 255 | 381 | 567 | 883 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 214 | 214 | 278 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 214 | 224 | 1 | 214 |
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