Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
12
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
6
1.7
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
52
53
60
67
78
85
5
213
300
319
213
131
11
14
239
541
1204
1631
1291
1089
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SW
55
SW
50
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:43PM5.57m
6:00AM5.50m
6:15PM5.85m
6:32AM5.73m
6:47PM6.04m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.81m
00:07AM0.59m
12:18PM0.52m
00:39AM0.35m
12:50PM0.32m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:13
 mm
2
3
1
9
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
12
12
13
13
14
15
12
12
13
9
10
11
11
13
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