
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
570 | 940 | 904 | 696 | 614 | 529 | 372 | 306 | 292 | 235 | 191 | 156 | 160 | 163 | 201 | 290 | 309 | 373 | 585 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24PM6.05m | 5:46AM5.92m | 6:04PM6.28m | 6:24AM6.09m | 6:41PM6.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.09m | 12:09PM0.11m | 00:32AM-0.07m | 12:46PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 14 |
— | — | 904 | 696 | 614 | 529 | 372 | 306 | 292 | 235 | 191 | 156 | 160 | 163 | 20 | 18 | 40 | 39 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | W 16 | NW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
570 | 940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 201 | 290 | 309 | 373 | 585 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 214 | 36 | 31 | 75 | 24 | 1 | 75 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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