Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 5AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 794 | 904 | 1061 | 934 | 862 | 778 | 595 | 573 | 586 | 701 | 415 | 523 | 588 | 631 | 773 | 898 | 1189 | 1556 | 1445 | 1279 | 1207 | 1074 | 297 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42AM5.42m | 9:01PM5.18m | 9:18AM5.01m | 9:39PM4.71m | 9:59AM4.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.79m | 3:01PM0.94m | 3:17AM1.21m | 3:37PM1.37m | 3:54AM1.64m | 4:22PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | S 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 794 | 904 | 1061 | 934 | 862 | 778 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1556 | 1445 | 1279 | 6 | 6 | 258 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | N 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 33 | 27 | — | 595 | 573 | 586 | 701 | 415 | 523 | 588 | 631 | 773 | 898 | 1189 | — | — | — | 1207 | 1074 | 297 | 446 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 14 | 14 | 121 | 215 | 121 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 556 | 284 | 215 | 121 | 171 | 75 | 75 | 214 | 215 | 224 | 224 | 214 |
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