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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 Tuesday 12 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
12.8° 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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
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 morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
19 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 85 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 70 | 98 | 70 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:05AM3.76m | 2:46PM3.71m | 3:01AM4.00m | 3:36PM4.02m | 3:51AM4.28m | 4:22PM4.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM1.24m | 8:57PM1.32m | 9:34AM0.90m | 9:58PM0.94m | 10:27AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 19 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 70 | 98 | 70 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | SW 18 | S 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 85 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 42 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 80 | 278 | 101 | 452 | 492 | 549 | 508 | 459 | 510 | 511 | 758 | 1078 | 949 | 758 | 303 | 43 | 303 | 303 | 224 | 217 | 331 | 205 | 18 |
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