Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 418 | 302 | 242 | 235 | 149 | 141 | 100 | 637 | 2303 | 3277 | 3604 | 2895 | 3030 | 2702 | 1980 | 1538 | 1230 | 870 | 748 | 650 | 586 | 565 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:22AM4.87m | 4:37PM5.26m | 4:56AM5.29m | 5:10PM5.66m | 5:29AM5.66m | 5:43PM5.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM1.25m | 10:37AM1.12m | 11:00PM0.82m | 11:12AM0.72m | 11:34PM0.44m | 11:46AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 589 | 418 | 302 | 242 | 235 | 149 | 141 | 100 | 637 | 2303 | 3277 | 3604 | 2895 | 3030 | 2702 | 1980 | 1538 | 1230 | 870 | 748 | 650 | 586 | 565 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | WNW 21 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 43 | 98 | 125 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 3 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 121 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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