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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 21 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
254 | 196 | 182 | 178 | 178 | 253 | 303 | 268 | 242 | 200 | 185 | 182 | 178 | 175 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 58 | 47 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:58PM4.41m | 10:43AM3.94m | 11:07PM4.16m | 11:55AM3.74m | 00:17AM3.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.46m | 4:24AM0.46m | 4:44PM0.82m | 5:22AM0.81m | 5:44PM1.14m | 6:29AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 254 | 196 | 182 | 178 | 178 | 253 | 303 | 268 | 242 | 200 | 185 | 182 | 178 | 175 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 58 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 42 |
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