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/ Cornwall (South) (25 surf breaks) /
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Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | |
15 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:12AM3.40m | 11:44PM3.58m | 12:35PM3.35m | 1:01AM3.61m | 1:47PM3.47m | 2:05AM3.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM1.46m | 5:56AM1.44m | 6:19PM1.59m | 7:10AM1.44m | 7:40PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | W 8 | S 6 | S 13 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | S 19 | E 5 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 204 | 225 | 38 | 49 | 240 | 232 | 272 | 279 | 272 | 279 | 368 | 77 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 521 | 332 | 240 | 284 | 332 |
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