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Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 07 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 4 | WSW 12 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:17AM3.80m | 9:37PM3.90m | 10:04AM3.58m | 10:30PM3.70m | 11:12AM3.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.85m | 3:44PM1.02m | 4:10AM1.09m | 4:25PM1.25m | 4:57AM1.30m | 5:15PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 8 | — | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 232 | 233 | 262 | 262 | 467 | 441 | 441 | 441 | 436 | 80 | 52 | 77 | 75 | 48 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 232 |
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