Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 74 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 70 | 52 | 49 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14PM4.74m | 6:44AM4.55m | 7:00PM4.96m | 7:27AM4.69m | 7:40PM5.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.21m | 00:34AM-0.10m | 12:51PM-0.06m | 1:18AM-0.31m | 1:33PM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 74 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 70 | 52 | 49 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | E 4 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 17 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 225 | 52 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 225 | 225 | 82 | 82 |
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