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 WNW 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 1AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 55 | 61 | 137 | 120 | 112 | 100 | 92 | 82 | 115 | 112 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:24PM6.05m | 8:44AM5.67m | 9:03PM5.67m | 9:22AM5.33m | 9:41PM5.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.22m | 2:51AM0.34m | 3:04PM0.54m | 3:26AM0.72m | 3:41PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 26 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 92 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SW 18 | — | — | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | — | — | 10 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 61 | 137 | 120 | 112 | 100 | 92 | 82 | 115 | 112 | — | 89 | 89 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 405 | 502 | 247 | 270 | 264 | 392 | 392 | 215 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 280 | 877 | 887 | 928 | 218 |
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