Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.1° 

Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 12AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.2
WNW
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.4
WNW
8
1.4
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
677
660
692
724
692
494
386
213
180
137
88
73
51
78
21
151
376
785
1070
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:48PM5.20m
4:18AM5.22m
4:40PM5.67m
5:05AM5.62m
5:24PM6.05m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.84m
10:44AM0.77m
11:12PM0.40m
11:29AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
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