Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.2° 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 3PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)71212121212111111111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2331031944836694558475403366286281218176170118908058573833331919
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
4.91
6:36AM
5.05
6:57PM
5.04
7:15AM
5.07
7:35PM
5.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
-0.25
12:46AM
-0.25
1:07PM
-0.41
1:28AM
-0.40
1:48PM
-0.40
2:10AM
-0.38
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:16-------6:13
Sunset---8:14-------8:15-------8:16----
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C11111011109881011111099981011111110987
Feels °C (?)567876445666555477687532
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