Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 98 | 95 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 27 | 16 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 40 | 119 | 96 | 91 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27AM6.06m | 7:46PM6.31m | 8:06AM5.92m | 8:24PM6.05m | 8:44AM5.67m | 9:03PM5.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.04m | 2:14AM0.05m | 2:27PM0.22m | 2:51AM0.34m | 3:04PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 80 | 98 | 95 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 119 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 11 | 17 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 21 | — | — | 96 | 91 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 268 | 509 | 308 | 254 | 240 | 96 | 24 | 254 | 281 | 392 | 394 | 259 | 469 | 264 | 270 | 253 | 392 | 215 | 284 | 214 |
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