Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthmeor today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthmeor at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porthmeor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 34 | 33 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 41 | 62 | 62 | 52 | 62 | 75 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 56 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:51AM4.82m | 11:15PM4.79m | 11:45AM4.52m | 00:13AM4.44m | 12:48PM4.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM1.37m | 5:41AM1.51m | 6:05PM1.70m | 6:37AM1.81m | 7:09PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 89 | 56 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 32 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 41 | 62 | 62 | 52 | 62 | 75 | 80 | 86 | 89 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 375 | 761 | 761 | 738 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 234 | 385 | 532 | 741 | 576 | 48 | 92 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 735 | 519 |
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