Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 74 | 99 | 26 | 16 | 254 | 202 | 145 | 12 | 1 | 308 | 529 | 1806 | 2575 | 2099 | 1343 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 5:43PM5.57m | 6:00AM5.50m | 6:15PM5.85m | 6:32AM5.73m | 6:47PM6.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.59m | 12:18PM0.52m | 00:39AM0.35m | 12:50PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 60 | 67 | 28 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 42 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 53 | — | — | 66 | 74 | 99 | 115 | 167 | 254 | 202 | 145 | 120 | 181 | 308 | 529 | 1806 | 2575 | 2099 | 1343 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 192 | 244 | 278 | 278 | 214 | 2 | 214 | 214 | 578 | 229 | 160 | 749 | 516 | 176 |
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