Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
721 | 655 | 539 | 414 | 287 | 189 | 146 | 137 | 119 | 78 | 50 | 24 | 31 | 67 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:15PM4.31m | 11:47AM4.18m | 00:28AM4.00m | 1:13PM4.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM1.77m | 5:34AM1.98m | 6:12PM2.11m | 6:50AM2.23m | 7:44PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 |
33 | 33 | 539 | 414 | 287 | 189 | 146 | 137 | 119 | 78 | 50 | 24 | 15 | 67 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 39 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | N 5 | W 8 | N 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
— | 20 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | N 5 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 5 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 35 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
721 | 655 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 55 | 49 | 34 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 29 | 24 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 556 | 215 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 100 | 14 | 215 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 10 |
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