Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 24 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?

The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.9
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
46
48
52
31
53
78
139
137
98
95
90
85
85
87
86
82
56
54
42
41
40
23
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
30
E
30
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:05PM3.64m
1:24AM3.87m
2:08PM3.65m
2:24AM3.84m
3:03PM3.74m
3:17AM3.86m
Low Tide
6:56PM1.36m
7:45AM1.19m
8:15PM1.40m
8:56AM1.14m
9:24PM1.28m
9:53AM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:09
9:12
9:13
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
25
25
24
24
22
21
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
23
22
19
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
45
46
48
52
31
31
78
139
137
98
95
90
85
85
87
86
82
56
54
42
41
40
23
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
7
7
7
10
24
53
31
26
7
7
6
1
1
2
1
7
7
7
7
5
1
1
2
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
6
6
7
7
1
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
E
3
0.8
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
5
5
9
10
11
9
6
6
2
1
3
3
3
5
4
4
5
7
20
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
42
6
6
6
0
42
42
42
32
32
0
6
6
42
36
42
6
6
18
42
42
42
60
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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