Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 52 | 77 | 105 | 108 | 92 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50AM5.91m | 8:11PM6.21m | 8:35AM5.74m | 8:55PM5.97m | 9:19AM5.47m | 9:40PM5.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.18m | 2:44AM0.15m | 2:58PM0.36m | 3:27AM0.41m | 3:41PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | S 21 | SW 21 | S 21 | SW 12 | S 12 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 19 | W 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 6 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 52 | 77 | 105 | 108 | 92 | — | 3 | 7 | 113 | 14 | 24 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 920 | 931 | 1261 | 403 | 403 | 386 | 386 | 392 | 365 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 386 | 28 | 48 | 233 | 385 | 10 | 15 | 385 |
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