Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
18.4° C
1.3° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 1AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.7
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
15
15
12
24
55
61
137
120
112
100
92
82
115
112
92
89
89
101
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:24PM6.05m
8:44AM5.67m
9:03PM5.67m
9:22AM5.33m
9:41PM5.22m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.22m
2:51AM0.34m
3:04PM0.54m
3:26AM0.72m
3:41PM0.93m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
14
15
16
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
15
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