Porthmeor surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
11.2° 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 5PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)151514141413131212121212121111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9214758060564669352328032329211623552239232220691889160512761242999883795700580504426301
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
5.88
5:33AM
6.19
5:54PM
6.20
6:13AM
6.39
6:34PM
6.37
6:54AM
6.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.26
11:35PM
0.22
11:57AM
-0.02
12:15AM
-0.02
12:37PM
-0.13
12:56AM
-0.11
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:22-------6:20
Sunset---8:15-------8:17-------8:20----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------2---------------
Temp. °C11121211111111111111111110109910101099999
Feels °C (?)677655556788765566555555
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