Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 3AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
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
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
7
0.4
WNW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1019
919
598
464
327
230
188
157
146
133
105
105
104
111
25
297
353
314
268
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:54PM6.08m
8:12AM5.86m
8:31PM5.90m
8:50AM5.66m
9:11PM5.59m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.26m
2:17AM0.29m
2:31PM0.40m
2:52AM0.51m
3:10PM0.66m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
12
14
16
15
15
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