Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 3AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 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 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 656 | 389 | 558 | 655 | 645 | 740 | 959 | 1045 | 1219 | 1581 | 1430 | 1249 | 1191 | 386 | 411 | 594 | 567 | 529 | 638 | 453 | 1210 | 1317 | 1190 | 992 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:18AM5.01m | 9:39PM4.71m | 9:59AM4.57m | 10:25PM4.26m | 10:54AM4.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM1.21m | 3:37PM1.37m | 3:54AM1.64m | 4:22PM1.80m | 4:44AM2.04m | 5:26PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | N 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 74 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1581 | 1430 | 1249 | 4 | 386 | 210 | 152 | 115 | 206 | 10 | 308 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 992 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 656 | 389 | 558 | 655 | 645 | 740 | 959 | 1045 | 1219 | — | — | — | 1191 | 239 | 411 | 594 | 567 | 529 | 638 | 453 | 1210 | 1317 | 1190 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 509 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 175 | 214 | 100 | 214 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 224 | 224 |
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