
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 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 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 110 | 103 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 67 | 87 | 72 | 62 | 37 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30PM5.16m | 5:49AM5.10m | 6:07PM5.42m | 6:24AM5.30m | 6:41PM5.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM1.22m | 11:57PM1.06m | 12:10PM0.95m | 00:33AM0.81m | 12:44PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 |
110 | 110 | 103 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 33 | 23 | 72 | 20 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | S 13 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 12 | W 7 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 3 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 29 | 49 | 67 | 87 | — | 62 | 37 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 738 | 24 | 14 |
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