Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.8° 

Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
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3
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
3.5
SSW
9
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
2.3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
275
180
139
80
52
35
1814
3316
3061
2211
1998
2232
2241
2110
1774
1419
2027
3033
4589
3728
2975
2340
1932
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
45
S
50
SSE
50
SSE
10
W
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:11AM6.19m
7:29PM6.21m
7:48AM6.07m
8:09PM5.96m
8:29AM5.81m
8:53PM5.57m
Low Tide
1:14AM0.03m
1:31PM0.09m
1:50AM0.18m
2:09PM0.28m
2:29AM0.48m
2:52PM0.60m
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11
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Temp °C
15
16
17
18
19
20
17
17
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
12
12
13
13
14
9
9
14
12
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
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