Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.6° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
W
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
W
6
1.9
W
7
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
188
188
165
165
148
157
161
171
276
295
300
355
206
366
496
603
694
710
690
653
528
397
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:22AM5.33m
9:41PM5.22m
10:01AM4.94m
10:23PM4.75m
10:47AM4.53m
Low Tide
3:26AM0.72m
3:41PM0.93m
4:02AM1.16m
4:21PM1.36m
4:43AM1.59m
5:07PM1.77m
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
17
16
14
15
15
14
15
13
15
16
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
14
14
14
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