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Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 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
10.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?

The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
SW
0.7
WSW
1.8
S
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121212121212121211111111106788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89813588186012551058990851112912641434119292380065548339332924722088227548654623
Wind
(km/h)
75
NW
60
NW
50
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
S
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassonononcross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
4.15
9:27AM
4.34
9:57PM
3.95
10:12AM
4.06
10:44PM
3.75
11:01AM
3.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.63
3:43PM
0.66
3:57AM
0.97
4:26PM
1.01
4:42AM
1.30
5:13PM
1.33
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:15-------8:14-------8:14---
Sunset------4:32-------4:34-------4:36-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
221-----------------2213
Temp. °C467778767667799777999111212
Feels °C (?)-12-7-4-2-1-2-2-1-1-1-1-1045553311554
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