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Portwrinkle Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Portwrinkle surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Portwrinkle sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 5 | W 16 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
28 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 81 | 41 | 81 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:22PM4.34m | 4:38AM4.55m | 5:06PM4.63m | 5:24AM4.76m | 5:49PM4.85m | 6:10AM4.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.52m | 11:15AM0.17m | 11:38PM0.14m | 12:00PM-0.08m | 00:24AM-0.15m | 12:45PM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | SW 14 | SSW 4 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 41 | 81 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 16 | S 13 | W 8 | W 6 | SSW 4 | W 12 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 81 | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1113 | 18 | 129 | 278 | 236 | 82 | 303 | 303 | 332 | 101 | 238 | 53 | 82 | 82 | 281 | 456 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 450 | |
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