Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 74 | 209 | 187 | 98 | 852 | 101 | 98 | 65 | 53 | 72 | 79 | 102 | 83 | 80 | 66 | 87 | 74 | 50 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:56PM3.88m | 10:16AM3.78m | 10:44PM3.52m | 11:15AM3.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.90m | 4:18AM1.13m | 4:40PM1.29m | 4:57AM1.51m | 5:27PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 74 | — | — | 98 | 62 | 101 | 98 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 71 | 101 | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 235 | 24 | 209 | 187 | 63 | 852 | 52 | 67 | 38 | 53 | 72 | 79 | 102 | 83 | 80 | 66 | 87 | 74 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 225 | 133 | 133 | 181 | 191 | 191 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 183 | 191 | 281 | 232 | 52 | 191 |
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