Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.3° 

Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 2AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1210
1009
915
1009
730
670
606
543
495
495
430
358
307
324
274
274
209
158
143
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
ENE
0
SW
5
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:36PM3.89m
12:25PM3.91m
1:26AM3.80m
2:10PM4.03m
Low Tide
5:26PM2.16m
6:03AM2.32m
7:05PM2.31m
7:48AM2.30m
8:41PM2.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:24
7:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
18
18
17
16
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