Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?

The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
61
116
150
163
160
157
160
204
298
273
263
224
224
220
208
204
208
180
144
138
113
106
81
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:32AM3.90m
11:02PM3.99m
11:58AM3.58m
00:32AM3.76m
1:31PM3.47m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.57m
4:54PM0.94m
5:33AM0.99m
6:00PM1.32m
6:53AM1.28m
7:28PM1.51m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
6:03
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8:22
8:24
8:25
8:28
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
12
12
12
10
9
8
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
14
15
14
13
12
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
8
10
12
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
Energy kJ
5
15
116
150
163
160
157
160
204
298
273
263
224
224
220
208
204
208
180
144
138
113
106
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.7
SW
12
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
8
8
4
4
152
4
4
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
E
4
1.3
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
E
4
Energy kJ
77
61
75
97
109
97
93
77
63
59
72
66
54
31
19
13
7
7
5
5
3
2
1
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
204
235
437
214
87
77
77
77
49
51
183
183
49
42
32
32
32
32
42
42
16
6
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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