Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 11PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1431 | 1227 | 1121 | 1186 | 1410 | 1403 | 1955 | 1510 | 1375 | 1130 | 998 | 896 | 882 | 802 | 550 | 544 | 565 | 411 | 1229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:48PM6.00m | 7:04AM5.93m | 7:22PM5.79m | 7:37AM5.72m | 7:55PM5.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.34m | 1:24PM0.40m | 1:39AM0.58m | 1:57PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 9 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1431 | 1227 | 1121 | — | — | — | 1955 | 1510 | 1375 | 1130 | 998 | 896 | 882 | 802 | 550 | 198 | 206 | 404 | 1229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 486 | 236 | 121 | 145 | 411 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | W 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 232 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1186 | 1410 | 1403 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 544 | 565 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 59 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 284 | 215 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 192 | 59 | 118 |
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