Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.3° 

Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
7
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
W
13
1.1
WNW
12
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1026
862
763
657
644
586
776
457
556
629
724
842
999
485
1605
1430
1249
1191
386
465
609
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:42AM5.42m
9:01PM5.18m
9:18AM5.01m
9:39PM4.71m
9:59AM4.57m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.94m
3:17AM1.21m
3:37PM1.37m
3:54AM1.64m
4:22PM1.80m
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
13
14
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