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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 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
79 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 44 | 45 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 53 | 46 | 68 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:59AM3.73m | 2:51PM3.56m | 3:10AM3.84m | 3:54PM3.76m | 4:07AM4.01m | 4:40PM3.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM1.28m | 8:57PM1.40m | 9:38AM1.05m | 10:02PM1.13m | 10:31AM0.78m | 10:51PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | 8:32 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 79 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 44 | 45 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 53 | 46 | 68 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | W 10 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | ESE 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | E 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 12 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | WSW 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 3 | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 42 | 51 | 80 | 151 | 131 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 131 |
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