Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 116 | 133 | 247 | 220 | 309 | 400 | 657 | 667 | 1310 | 490 | 376 | 370 | 169 | 137 | 100 | 74 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:34AM4.65m | 7:44PM4.90m | 8:02AM4.70m | 8:14PM4.88m | 8:32AM4.68m | 8:46PM4.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM-0.10m | 1:51PM-0.04m | 2:12AM-0.17m | 2:26PM-0.07m | 2:47AM-0.12m | 3:03PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 343 | 116 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 587 | 490 | 376 | 370 | 169 | 137 | 100 | 74 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 103 | 133 | 247 | 220 | 309 | 400 | 657 | 667 | 1310 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 20 | 12 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 183 | 451 | 332 | 298 | 201 | 153 | 632 | 96 | 96 | 225 | 145 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 80 | 225 |
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