Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 25 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 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
3.5
W
2.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1
W
0.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212111111111122201817161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4679361421867941220960827723594573553195149233536127318762406194315911551122011431570
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
4.86
10:27AM
4.49
11:08PM
4.50
12:04PM
4.25
12:49AM
4.48
1:39PM
4.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
1.52
5:01PM
1.80
5:59AM
1.76
6:42PM
1.88
7:37AM
1.61
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----6:11-------6:09-------6:07---
Sunset-------6:43-------6:45-------6:45
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C88888998999101112119108888889
Feels °C (?)-2-1011333444677633-2-2-1-1-1-12
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