Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 182 | 155 | 155 | 160 | 112 | 74 | 54 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:25PM5.19m | 10:53AM4.93m | 11:23PM4.89m | 11:59AM4.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM1.08m | 4:50AM1.17m | 5:15PM1.34m | 5:50AM1.44m | 6:26PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 112 | 74 | 54 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 200 | 182 | 155 | 155 | 160 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 735 | 215 | 214 | 215 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 405 | 406 | 225 | 392 | 225 | 391 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 382 | 382 |
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