Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 11 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:07PM5.42m | 6:24AM5.30m | 6:41PM5.63m | 6:58AM5.44m | 7:14PM5.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.95m | 00:33AM0.81m | 12:44PM0.74m | 1:08AM0.63m | 1:18PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 16 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 215 | 215 | 214 | 214 | 14 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 215 | 255 | 255 | 254 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 944 | 1802 | 247 | |
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