- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Portwrinkle Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 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 1.2°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: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
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 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | |
273 | 263 | 224 | 224 | 220 | 208 | 204 | 212 | 212 | 170 | 138 | 136 | 106 | 81 | 79 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:58AM3.58m | 00:32AM3.76m | 1:31PM3.47m | 1:59AM3.73m | 2:51PM3.56m | 3:10AM3.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM1.32m | 6:53AM1.28m | 7:28PM1.51m | 8:26AM1.28m | 8:57PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | 8:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 273 | 263 | 224 | 224 | 220 | 208 | 204 | 212 | 212 | 170 | 138 | 136 | 106 | 81 | 79 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | E 4 | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 2 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 63 | 52 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 185 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 48 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Portwrinkle surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest