Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 155 | 165 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 143 | 157 | 180 | 191 | 374 | 289 | 340 | 225 | 247 | 387 | 496 | 627 | 675 | 791 | 826 | 552 | 495 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:22AM5.33m | 9:41PM5.22m | 10:01AM4.94m | 10:23PM4.75m | 10:47AM4.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.72m | 3:41PM0.93m | 4:02AM1.16m | 4:21PM1.36m | 4:43AM1.59m | 5:07PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 214 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 661 | 552 | 495 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 92 | 155 | 165 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 143 | 157 | 180 | 191 | 374 | 289 | 340 | 225 | 247 | 387 | 496 | 627 | 675 | 791 | 826 | — | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 214 | 215 | 214 | 160 | 280 | 934 | 761 | 501 | 215 | 171 | 214 | 214 | 192 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 224 | 214 | 214 | 171 | 171 | 556 | 171 |
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