Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 297 | 247 | 242 | 114 | 108 | 100 | 106 | 82 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 63 | 158 | 273 | 337 | 462 | 631 | 646 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52PM4.29m | 10:19AM4.28m | 10:56PM3.95m | 11:37AM4.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM1.75m | 4:12AM1.97m | 4:56PM2.06m | 5:24AM2.21m | 6:22PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | N 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 358 | 297 | 247 | 242 | 114 | 108 | 100 | 106 | 82 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 158 | 32 | 337 | 462 | 631 | 646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | NW 10 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 | W 10 | WNW 16 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 63 | 33 | 273 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 19 | E 7 | E 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 25 | 44 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NE 3 | E 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 38 | 39 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 37 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 281 | 257 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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