Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
16
17
12
12
13
17
37
52
77
105
104
108
80
58
42
22
20
26
29
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
20
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:50AM5.91m
8:11PM6.21m
8:35AM5.74m
8:55PM5.97m
9:19AM5.47m
9:40PM5.61m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.01m
2:14PM0.18m
2:44AM0.15m
2:58PM0.36m
3:27AM0.41m
3:41PM0.65m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:23
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
21
21
22
21
19
19
17
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
20
18
18
Feels °C
19
20
20
19
20
19
17
17
14
13
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
11
13
14
15
14
15
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