Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 3AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 808 | 959 | 999 | 1211 | 2028 | 1430 | 1249 | 1207 | 1190 | 282 | 458 | 545 | 555 | 555 | 513 | 1165 | 1212 | 1011 | 828 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:39PM4.71m | 9:59AM4.57m | 10:25PM4.26m | 10:54AM4.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM1.37m | 3:54AM1.64m | 4:22PM1.80m | 4:44AM2.04m | 5:26PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1581 | 1430 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 258 | 206 | 115 | 145 | 173 | 265 | 10 | 9 | 1011 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 18 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 808 | 959 | 999 | 1211 | 2028 | — | 1249 | 1207 | 1190 | 282 | 458 | 545 | 555 | 555 | 513 | 1165 | 1212 | — | 828 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 215 | 175 | 171 | 214 | 214 | 192 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 253 | 224 | 1 | 214 |
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