Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 180 | 139 | 106 | 52 | 35 | 1660 | 3381 | 2835 | 2183 | 2125 | 2490 | 2438 | 2213 | 1942 | 1608 | 2228 | 3595 | 4985 | 4129 | 3220 | 2504 | 2101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | 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 | 7:11AM6.19m | 7:29PM6.21m | 7:48AM6.07m | 8:09PM5.96m | 8:29AM5.81m | 8:53PM5.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.03m | 1:31PM0.09m | 1:50AM0.18m | 2:09PM0.28m | 2:29AM0.48m | 2:52PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | ESE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 275 | 180 | 139 | 106 | 52 | 35 | 20 | 2884 | 2460 | — | — | 12 | 2438 | 2213 | 1942 | 1608 | 1411 | 3595 | 4985 | 4129 | 3220 | 2504 | 2101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 50 | 237 | 2228 | 1015 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 429 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 46 | 73 | 92 | 229 | 579 | 1660 | 3381 | 2835 | 2183 | 2125 | 2490 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 191 | 215 | 733 | 733 | 214 | 529 | 1 | 59 | 118 | 214 | 262 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 215 | 36 | 4 |
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