Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 26 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
11.6° 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: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
64
62
57
42
33
32
44
45
30
23
14
13
13
23
24
16
15
22
33
53
46
68
67
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
0
ENE
0
NE
10
NNW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:59AM3.73m
2:51PM3.56m
3:10AM3.84m
3:54PM3.76m
4:07AM4.01m
4:40PM3.98m
Low Tide
8:26AM1.28m
8:57PM1.40m
9:38AM1.05m
10:02PM1.13m
10:31AM0.78m
10:51PM0.83m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:03
6:01
5:58
5:56
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8:28
8:30
8:30
8:32
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
16
16
16
14
13
11
9
8
11
12
12
10
8
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
9
9
11
15
14
14
11
9
6
3
1
4
6
6
4
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
79
64
62
57
42
33
32
44
45
30
23
14
9
13
23
24
16
15
15
12
53
46
68
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
5
5
2
8
1
1
8
8
6
13
9
5
5
4
22
33
5
5
7
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
2
5
10
10
4
4
4
2
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
9
14
10
9
12
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
6
48
51
48
48
18
18
18
48
48
80
58
58
51
42
51
80
151
131
75
75
75
131
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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