Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 8PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (15 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)91010111212151515151414141313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94424732631294739324637892398088816758063734942360933141863244025172389261224052069185718551800
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
5.45
4:54AM
5.83
5:16PM
5.88
5:33AM
6.19
5:54PM
6.20
6:13AM
6.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
0.66
10:56PM
0.60
11:19AM
0.26
11:35PM
0.22
11:57AM
-0.02
12:15AM
-0.02
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:24-------6:22
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:17----
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C12131211111111101112121211111211111212111010109
Feels °C (?)454334656767545466666553
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