Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 63 | 57 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 132 | 211 | 235 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:12AM4.49m | 4:32PM4.83m | 4:52AM4.85m | 5:09PM5.22m | 5:27AM5.19m | 5:43PM5.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM1.56m | 10:57PM1.31m | 11:10AM1.16m | 11:34PM0.93m | 11:45AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
25 | 25 | 57 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 235 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SE 7 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | N 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 5 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
40 | 63 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 13 | NNE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | SW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 |
17 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — |
3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 131 | 132 | 211 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 98 | 194 | 20 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 248 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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