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Portwrinkle Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 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
12.6° 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 5AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | SSE 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | |
5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:04AM3.58m | 10:30PM3.70m | 11:12AM3.40m | 11:44PM3.58m | 12:35PM3.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM1.09m | 4:25PM1.25m | 4:57AM1.30m | 5:15PM1.46m | 5:56AM1.44m | 6:19PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | W 8 | S 13 | S 7 | W 8 | — | S 13 | S 10 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 441 | 436 | 80 | 80 | 52 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 42 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 57 | 224 | 77 | 38 | 279 | 527 | 279 | 243 | 272 | 272 | 264 | 38 |
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