
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
152 | 147 | 149 | 149 | 172 | 92 | 218 | 373 | 376 | 277 | 232 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 165 | 142 | 92 | 66 | 40 | 30 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18AM5.37m | 9:38PM5.46m | 10:01AM5.18m | 10:25PM5.19m | 10:53AM4.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.84m | 4:02AM0.90m | 4:20PM1.08m | 4:50AM1.17m | 5:15PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | N 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 92 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | — | — | SW 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 18 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 5 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 |
8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
152 | 147 | 149 | 149 | 172 | 92 | 218 | 373 | 376 | 277 | 232 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 165 | 142 | — | 66 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 248 | 278 | 278 | 2 | 214 | 574 | 215 | 215 | 284 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 214 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 215 | 576 | 405 | 218 |
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