Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 1PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 290 | 190 | 90 | 68 | 62 | 86 | 282 | 416 | 593 | 943 | 1428 | 1569 | 1608 | 1739 | 1586 | 1429 | 1384 | 1207 | 917 | 846 | 792 | 720 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:02AM5.20m | 4:21PM5.61m | 4:45AM5.57m | 5:02PM5.90m | 5:23AM5.84m | 5:39PM6.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.79m | 10:51PM0.46m | 11:07AM0.46m | 11:30PM0.23m | 11:45AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | N 6 | N 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 53 | 55 | 45 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 917 | 23 | 25 | 720 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | N 6 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 47 | 68 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 363 | 290 | 190 | 90 | 51 | 62 | 86 | 282 | 416 | 593 | 943 | 1428 | 1569 | 1608 | 1739 | 1586 | 1429 | 1384 | 1207 | — | 846 | 792 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 232 | 171 | 215 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 496 | 509 | 523 | 733 | 733 | 735 | 731 | 253 | 284 | 215 | 121 | 215 | 215 | 121 | 75 |
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