Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 55 | 60 | 159 | 115 | 109 | 94 | 86 | 101 | 165 | 139 | 134 | 134 | 160 | 194 | 254 | 301 | 310 | 319 | 346 | 447 | 510 | 792 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:44AM5.67m | 9:03PM5.67m | 9:22AM5.33m | 9:41PM5.22m | 10:01AM4.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.34m | 3:04PM0.54m | 3:26AM0.72m | 3:41PM0.93m | 4:02AM1.16m | 4:21PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 55 | 60 | 159 | 115 | 109 | 94 | 86 | 101 | 165 | 139 | 134 | 134 | 160 | 194 | 254 | 301 | 310 | 319 | 346 | 447 | 510 | 792 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 270 | 394 | 392 | 511 | 587 | 215 | 215 | 280 | 214 | 280 | 877 | 860 | 887 | 560 | 259 | 254 | 214 | 278 | 224 | 224 | 215 | 214 |
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