Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
841
736
675
640
640
533
457
381
314
314
318
415
478
813
786
741
636
625
513
553
459
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
25
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:43PM5.99m
6:02AM5.96m
6:17PM6.21m
6:35AM6.15m
6:52PM6.29m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.39m
00:06AM0.17m
12:20PM0.16m
00:40AM0.02m
12:55PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
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7:16
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7:12
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7:09
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
17
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
12
12
10
10
12
15
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
11
10
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