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Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 11 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 8 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | |
11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 70 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:01AM3.61m | 1:47PM3.47m | 2:05AM3.76m | 2:46PM3.71m | 3:01AM4.00m | 3:36PM4.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM1.44m | 7:40PM1.56m | 8:29AM1.24m | 8:57PM1.32m | 9:34AM0.90m | 9:58PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | 8:54 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 21 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 24 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 56 | 264 | 264 | 279 | 554 | 262 | 233 | 233 | 284 | 469 | 101 | 82 | 450 | 295 | 459 | 511 | 511 | 758 | 997 | 1289 | 770 | 758 | 43 |
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