Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 57 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:46PM4.44m | 4:12AM4.49m | 4:32PM4.83m | 4:52AM4.85m | 5:09PM5.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM1.94m | 10:14PM1.71m | 10:31AM1.56m | 10:57PM1.31m | 11:10AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SW 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 57 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | N 4 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | S 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | N 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 2 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 60 | 68 | 84 | 68 | 392 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 137 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 375 | 375 | 375 | 242 | 244 | 218 | 194 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 18 | 20 |
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