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Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?

The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 3PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.1
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SW
1.6
SW
3
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.5
WSW
3
S
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)78991414141398891010161616161615151489
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)916197517861126796874850553671822111912911045119212304328120211197251343709270892111421172
Wind
(km/h)
65
SSE
60
SSE
30
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
40
SE
40
S
45
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
10
SW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
15
S
40
SSE
50
SE
40
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
4.58
6:46PM
4.34
6:59AM
4.69
7:18PM
4.40
7:30AM
4.74
7:50PM
4.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
0.21
12:57AM
0.22
1:20PM
0.09
1:32AM
0.15
1:56PM
0.04
2:09AM
0.18
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise8:07-------8:06-------8:04-------
Sunset--4:49-------4:51-------4:52-----
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
19811--23231111111---261
Temp. °C91088888812121010999999989887
Feels °C (?)-4-211220-14443224621230-3-1-3
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