Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.3
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)9141314131312121214141313131366121111991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43103902132182322051981891151921419866552915141251251129163
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
45
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
6.16
8:22AM
5.89
8:44PM
5.81
9:12AM
5.41
9:37PM
5.37
10:10AM
4.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
0.17
2:24AM
0.23
2:45PM
0.53
3:15AM
0.62
3:37PM
0.97
4:14AM
1.05
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:15-------6:13--
Sunset-8:22-------8:23-------8:25------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11109998891010109991011101011101091112
Feels °C (?)443220-10100-1-2-10212323234
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