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Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | |
949 | 837 | 791 | 951 | 908 | 839 | 799 | 748 | 635 | 437 | 305 | 207 | 318 | 263 | 306 | 209 | 164 | 123 | 47 | 58 | 57 | 90 | 52 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:11PM4.98m | 3:31AM5.34m | 3:59PM5.42m | 4:18AM5.72m | 4:43PM5.82m | 5:04AM6.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM1.09m | 9:56AM0.73m | 10:18PM0.70m | 10:43AM0.40m | 11:05PM0.36m | 11:29AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 207 | 140 | 140 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | — | 7 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 949 | 837 | 791 | 951 | 908 | 839 | 799 | 748 | 635 | 437 | 305 | 170 | 318 | 263 | 306 | 209 | 164 | 123 | 38 | 58 | 57 | 90 | 52 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1349 | 735 | 318 | 318 | 731 | 286 | 307 | 288 | 1146 | 281 | 182 | 191 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 223 | 319 | 319 | 14 | 240 | 2 | 100 | 248 | 278 |
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