Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 9AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.5
W
1.8
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
W
4
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)11116678101112131313131313131212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202158167265555135232515612956410422877973126356574349404181196116491220976841736604501
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
50
W
60
WNW
65
NW
60
NW
55
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
5.54
8:45PM
5.35
9:15AM
4.99
9:45PM
4.86
10:27AM
4.49
11:08PM
4.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
0.59
2:44PM
0.91
3:14AM
1.07
3:41PM
1.41
4:24AM
1.52
5:01PM
1.80
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--6:16-------6:15-------6:11-----
Sunset-----6:39-------6:42-------6:43--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101011111111986777788888888999
Feels °C (?)555321-2-5-8-7-6-5-5-3-2-2-11222433
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