Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 BST
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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
12.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
425
432
432
425
418
371
297
242
238
187
171
133
130
98
96
71
70
65
41
65
66
41
41
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:02AM4.77m
2:37PM4.66m
2:58AM4.86m
3:26PM4.85m
3:45AM4.99m
4:09PM5.05m
Low Tide
8:35AM1.34m
8:58PM1.44m
9:27AM1.24m
9:49PM1.30m
10:12AM1.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:17
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
24
25
24
23
23
22
19
18
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
20
18
16
24
24
23
24
24
26
25
23
22
20
16
14
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.3
SW
16
0.4
W
9
0.4
SW
4
0.4
W
9
Energy kJ
432
425
432
432
425
418
371
297
242
238
187
171
133
130
98
96
71
70
65
41
41
25
6
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
19
0.2
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
9
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
6
12
15
14
6
3
3
3
15
1
7
8
8
9
8
5
4
2
25
25
66
25
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
N
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
9
9
9
6
15
15
15
15
7
2
2
12
30
30
30
30
12
27
2
6
6
41
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
3
13
13
12
12
12
8
7
5
1
5
6
10
9
5
5
2
1
65
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
6
6
0
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
27
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
9
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