Porthmeor Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.49° W

Porthmeor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthmeor sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.4° 

Porthmeor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.3
SW
16
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
N
6
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
140
112
69
66
39
61
67
65
30
26
25
55
54
54
52
51
44
56
51
41
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:47AM4.18m
00:28AM4.00m
1:13PM4.00m
2:02AM3.94m
2:43PM4.12m
Low Tide
6:12PM2.11m
6:50AM2.23m
7:44PM2.23m
8:26AM2.22m
9:14PM2.06m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
9
10
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
15
14
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