Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 14 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?

The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (14 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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 Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
98
75
49
31
29
28
16
15
18
18
18
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
10
8
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51AM4.28m
4:22PM4.34m
4:38AM4.55m
5:06PM4.63m
5:24AM4.76m
5:49PM4.85m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.52m
10:50PM0.52m
11:15AM0.17m
11:38PM0.14m
12:00PM-0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:57
8:58
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
10
11
11
10
9
7
7
7
10
11
11
10
8
7
7
8
10
11
11
12
11
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
6
6
7
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
98
98
75
49
31
29
28
16
15
18
18
18
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
10
10
21
21
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
14
0.1
E
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
8
1
1
7
7
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
19
9
6
14
17
21
18
16
11
4
1
1
2
5
7
5
2
1
1
7
10
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
303
303
43
217
755
1113
303
129
199
77
236
236
82
303
303
101
57
191
51
57
191
191
82
191
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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