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Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porthmeor today?
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 10AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 10529 | 7776 | 6388 | 4780 | 3467 | 3116 | 2876 | 3113 | 3253 | 3599 | 3676 | 5038 | 4348 | 3459 | 3831 | 3775 | 4010 | 3727 | 4619 | 4058 | 4067 | 4163 | 4297 | 4135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:44AM 4.56 | 12:23AM 4.35 | 12:49PM 4.50 | 1:24AM 4.45 | 1:46PM 4.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:36AM 1.71 | 6:17PM 1.62 | 6:41AM 1.77 | 7:17PM 1.64 | 7:43AM 1.72 | 8:11PM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:19 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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