Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 63 | 158 | 273 | 337 | 551 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 582 | 483 | 513 | 505 | 461 | 411 | 431 |
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-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56PM3.95m | 11:37AM4.03m | 00:32AM3.83m | 1:15PM4.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM2.06m | 5:24AM2.21m | 6:22PM2.19m | 6:55AM2.22m | 7:48PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 158 | 273 | 337 | 551 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 582 | 483 | 513 | 505 | 461 | 411 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 4 | — | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 63 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 19 | E 7 | E 7 | W 13 | W 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 59 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 59 | 511 |
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