Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 BST
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Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 5PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.3
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)11111110101010101010101010101010109151413151313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1109972881783663569434356260223188153153121926665434297126125212236
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
6.37
6:54AM
6.41
7:14PM
6.36
7:37AM
6.24
7:57PM
6.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
-0.13
12:56AM
-0.11
1:17PM
-0.06
1:39AM
-0.03
1:59PM
0.17
2:24AM
0.23
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:18-------6:16
Sunset---8:20-------8:21-------8:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101099101010101111111010991010999999
Feels °C (?)556568887998665442111010
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