Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 4 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05AM4.73m | 8:18PM5.01m | 8:40AM4.67m | 8:53PM4.85m | 9:14AM4.52m | 9:28PM4.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM-0.36m | 2:13PM-0.19m | 2:37AM-0.25m | 2:51PM-0.04m | 3:14AM-0.01m | 3:28PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | S 18 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | W 9 | S 17 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | W 10 | — | — | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 191 | 224 | 224 | 195 | 481 | 203 | 264 | 82 | 91 | 101 | 80 | 278 | 451 | 527 | 303 | 278 | 323 | 332 | 332 | 467 | 467 | 548 | 191 |
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