
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 3PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
560 | 464 | 418 | 338 | 238 | 91 | 94 | 315 | 1087 | 1706 | 1699 | 1569 | 1396 | 1249 | 1141 | 1049 | 1144 | 1503 | 1720 | 1540 | 1292 | 1071 | 901 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:58AM6.00m | 6:14PM6.09m | 6:31AM6.03m | 6:48PM6.00m | 7:04AM5.93m | 7:22PM5.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.19m | 00:37AM0.18m | 12:52PM0.24m | 1:08AM0.34m | 1:24PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
560 | 464 | 418 | 338 | 238 | 58 | 94 | 315 | 1087 | 1706 | 1699 | 1569 | 1396 | 1249 | 1141 | — | — | — | 1720 | 1540 | 1292 | 1071 | 901 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 91 | 58 | 257 | 46 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 | WNW 7 | SW 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 28 | 136 | 188 | 148 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1049 | 1144 | 1503 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 197 | 215 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 214 | 75 | 215 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
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