Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
!
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1695
1600
1070
841
573
510
524
532
751
1077
2044
2055
1817
1775
1424
1113
876
668
535
Wind (km/h)
45
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:47PM6.04m
7:04AM5.88m
7:20PM6.12m
7:37AM5.93m
7:54PM6.08m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.20m
1:23PM0.23m
1:43AM0.18m
1:56PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
1
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
13
13
15
14
15
13
12
12
10
9
11
12
9
10
13
13
14
15
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