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Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | |
110 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:51PM5.68m | 6:07AM5.67m | 6:23PM5.72m | 6:40AM5.62m | 6:56PM5.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.57m | 00:12AM0.57m | 12:27PM0.58m | 00:44AM0.59m | 12:58PM0.67m | 1:17AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | 8:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | W 10 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
 kJ | 110 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 51 | 9 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 5 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 6 | SW 7 | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 6 | SE 5 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | W 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 197 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 20 | 519 | 403 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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