Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 77 | 102 | 119 | 144 | 140 | 163 | 156 | 99 | 95 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:23PM3.24m | 12:07PM3.35m | 1:04AM3.15m | 1:38PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM1.53m | 5:19AM1.71m | 6:06PM1.77m | 6:37AM1.89m | 7:48PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 77 | 102 | 119 | 144 | 140 | 163 | 156 | 99 | 95 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 22 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 41 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 42 | 6 | 48 | 51 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 531 |
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