Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 May 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
12.6° 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: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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)
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.2
W
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
10
9
8
21
19
18
17
17
18
17
26
27
24
11
3
3
3
3
2
4
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM3.58m
10:30PM3.70m
11:12AM3.40m
11:44PM3.58m
12:35PM3.35m
Low Tide
4:10AM1.09m
4:25PM1.25m
4:57AM1.30m
5:15PM1.46m
5:56AM1.44m
6:19PM1.59m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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5:41
5:39
5:37
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8:46
8:47
8:50
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
13
10
9
9
12
14
13
10
9
8
10
10
10
12
11
9
8
6
6
8
10
10
12
11
6
2
1
1
5
8
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
2
3
2
3
3
21
19
18
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
11
2
2
2
47
50
49
34
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
5
2
1
9
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
4
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
5
2
10
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.2
ENE
4
1.1
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
1
1
3
8
18
17
26
27
24
17
23
39
47
40
35
24
24
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
441
436
80
80
52
63
48
48
42
51
51
48
57
224
77
38
279
527
279
243
272
272
264
38
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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