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Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 4PM is: 6.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jan)20ft (6.0m)18s
Evening (24 Jan)20ft (6.0m)16s

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

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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
3
0
0
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
W
5.5
W
6
W
6
W
6
W
5
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
1.7
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)161518161616151414141716161514131313121211121616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11518141572119720605175201179696935681467146041519413680104367258544840413237215485519281718171423147359
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
S
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSW
45
SSE
30
S
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
on		ononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
5.69
8:43PM
5.34
9:04AM
5.45
9:31PM
5.11
9:56AM
5.13
10:28PM
4.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
0.68
3:01AM
0.86
3:30PM
0.92
3:50AM
1.13
4:23PM
1.22
4:51AM
1.40
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise8:07-------8:06-------8:03-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:01-------5:04-----
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1---223--------2133----
Temp. °C998997878898887888998888
Feels °C (?)00-200212544354331-2332454
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