Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.7° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
7
1
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1565
1586
1581
1255
1209
919
598
463
327
230
189
157
146
137
134
131
92
88
177
366
397
356
316
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
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-off
High Tide
7:37AM5.93m
7:54PM6.08m
8:12AM5.86m
8:31PM5.90m
8:50AM5.66m
9:11PM5.59m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.18m
1:56PM0.26m
2:17AM0.29m
2:31PM0.40m
2:52AM0.51m
3:10PM0.66m
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6:33
6:35
6:37
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8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
12
10
10
11
11
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
16
16
16
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