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Portwrinkle Surf Forecast
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Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portwrinkle today?
The current surf forecast for Portwrinkle at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Portwrinkle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | |
163 | 160 | 157 | 160 | 208 | 298 | 273 | 263 | 258 | 224 | 220 | 208 | 204 | 208 | 180 | 170 | 138 | 115 | 106 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 62 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:02PM3.99m | 11:58AM3.58m | 00:32AM3.76m | 1:31PM3.47m | 1:59AM3.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.94m | 5:33AM0.99m | 6:00PM1.32m | 6:53AM1.28m | 7:28PM1.51m | 8:26AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 163 | 160 | 157 | 160 | 208 | 298 | 273 | 263 | 258 | 224 | 220 | 208 | 204 | 208 | 180 | 170 | 138 | 115 | 106 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 62 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 3 | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | 138 | 109 | 93 | 77 | 74 | 59 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 204 | 204 | 77 | 49 | 49 | 183 | 185 | 60 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 |
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