Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 1810 | 2088 | 2039 | 1633 | 1240 | 1163 | 1055 | 970 | 1898 | 388 | 362 | 262 | 374 | 879 | 1585 | 3371 | 11582 | 6789 | 3705 | 2668 | 964 | 1247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24AM3.28m | 2:46PM3.57m | 3:23AM3.56m | 3:38PM3.86m | 4:09AM3.89m | 4:21PM4.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM1.80m | 9:15PM1.49m | 9:36AM1.46m | 10:07PM1.08m | 10:24AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | — | 573 | 388 | 362 | 262 | 113 | 248 | 1080 | 3371 | 11582 | 6789 | 3705 | 1874 | 964 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | 129 | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | 189 | 67 | 14 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SE 7 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 13 | W 5 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 1810 | 2088 | 2039 | 1633 | 1240 | 1163 | 1055 | 970 | 1898 | — | — | — | 374 | 879 | 1585 | 189 | 65 | 211 | 213 | 2668 | 143 | 1247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 479 | 523 | 523 | 480 | 305 | 527 | 153 | 305 | 96 | 8 | 46 | 104 | 248 | 323 | 276 | 25 | 132 | 510 | 459 | 480 | 755 | 755 |
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