Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 8AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
1.9
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
6
332
984
1325
2296
1852
1315
791
560
534
577
606
804
1175
1487
1729
1708
1561
1459
1113
900
654
464
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
35
SSE
35
SSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:32AM5.73m
6:47PM6.04m
7:04AM5.88m
7:20PM6.12m
7:37AM5.93m
7:54PM6.08m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.35m
12:50PM0.32m
1:11AM0.20m
1:23PM0.23m
1:43AM0.18m
1:56PM0.26m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
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8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
8
7
4
1
1
7
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
12
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
14
12
10
10
11
12
11
11
13
13
15
16
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