Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 82 | 107 | 198 | 305 | 215 | 183 | 164 | 222 | 299 | 604 | 689 | 749 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:02AM4.08m | 6:16PM4.45m | 6:36AM4.33m | 6:47PM4.68m | 7:06AM4.52m | 7:16PM4.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.61m | 00:33AM0.36m | 12:44PM0.31m | 1:05AM0.09m | 1:17PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 9 | SE 4 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 6 | W 8 | SW 7 | S 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | S 12 | W 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 46 | — | — | 51 | 58 | 82 | 107 | 198 | 305 | 215 | 183 | 164 | 222 | 299 | 604 | 689 | 749 | 573 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 199 | 63 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 32 | 32 | 186 | 191 | 148 | 451 | 281 | 8 | 191 | 523 | 436 | 305 | 248 | 264 |
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