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Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 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
12.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
432 | 425 | 418 | 371 | 297 | 291 | 238 | 187 | 171 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 57 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:37PM4.66m | 2:58AM4.86m | 3:26PM4.85m | 3:45AM4.99m | 4:09PM5.05m | 4:27AM5.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM1.34m | 8:58PM1.44m | 9:27AM1.24m | 9:49PM1.30m | 10:12AM1.14m | 10:32PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | 9:19 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
 kJ | 432 | 425 | 418 | 371 | 297 | 291 | 238 | 187 | 171 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 13 | SSE 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | N 5 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 41 | 40 | 57 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
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