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Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 9AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
4
3
3
!
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.7
WSW
4
WSW
5.5
WSW
6.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)16161616151414141313131313910161618161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)347527813034381138813776411244773314230516841245892106712601531885617495206811770015048897061153091
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
60
SSE
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSE
40
SE
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SE
15
SSW
15
S
10
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
20
S
45
SE
60
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
5.73
6:12PM
5.53
6:29AM
5.85
6:47PM
5.60
7:04AM
5.90
7:23PM
5.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.54
12:33AM
0.52
12:57PM
0.45
1:07AM
0.47
1:31PM
0.44
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--8:11-------8:10-------8:08-----
Sunset----4:53-------4:55-------4:57---
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-19121----23211111-1----6
Temp. °C998798888812111099988999898
Feels °C (?)-1-32132220-1533336450123-1-5
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