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Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
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Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | |
32 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 66 | 62 | 80 | 194 | 527 | 769 | 935 | 866 | 803 | 843 | 784 | 740 | 735 | 677 | 590 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:14PM4.23m | 1:41AM4.58m | 2:18PM4.56m | 2:40AM4.93m | 3:11PM4.98m | 3:31AM5.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM1.78m | 8:12AM1.47m | 8:34PM1.47m | 9:07AM1.10m | 9:28PM1.09m | 9:56AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | WNW 5 | N 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
18 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
2 | 2 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SW 20 | W 9 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 30 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
32 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 29 | 66 | 62 | 80 | 194 | 527 | 769 | 935 | 866 | 803 | 843 | 784 | 740 | 735 | 677 | 590 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 576 | 255 | 247 | 20 | 247 | 24 | 569 | 569 | 596 | 404 | 476 | 558 | 569 | 735 | 920 | 945 | 743 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 731 | 731 | 270 |
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