Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 718 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 403 | 338 | 229 | 180 | 139 | 106 | 74 | 52 | 20 | 2932 | 2330 | 2097 | 2232 | 2586 | 2756 | 2438 | 2143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52PM6.29m | 7:11AM6.19m | 7:29PM6.21m | 7:48AM6.07m | 8:09PM5.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.05m | 1:14AM0.03m | 1:31PM0.09m | 1:50AM0.18m | 2:09PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 718 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 403 | 338 | 229 | 180 | 139 | 106 | 74 | 52 | 20 | 2932 | — | — | — | — | 2756 | 2438 | 2143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 15 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 34 | 26 | 52 | 106 | 414 | 1251 | — | 2330 | 2097 | 2232 | 2586 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 89 | 14 | 83 | 197 | 292 | 733 | 214 | 337 | 1 | 249 | 214 | 260 | 502 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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