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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 6 pm Friday 15 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
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 12 | |
8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 47 | 138 | 81 | 102 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 93 | 95 | 134 | 102 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:06PM4.63m | 5:24AM4.76m | 5:49PM4.85m | 6:10AM4.87m | 6:33PM4.97m | 6:57AM4.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.14m | 12:00PM-0.08m | 00:24AM-0.15m | 12:45PM-0.23m | 1:10AM-0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 47 | 35 | 81 | 102 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 93 | — | 82 | 79 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 16 | S 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 11 | — | 138 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 95 | 134 | 102 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 450 | 450 | 240 | 151 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 443 | 457 | 452 | 225 | 225 | 43 | 0 | 225 | 232 | 232 | 345 | 232 | 191 | 183 | 132 | 45 | 52 |
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