Portwrinkle surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (13 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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 Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
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)
0.4
SW
8
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
8
0.8
W
4
1.2
W
4
1.4
W
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
30
30
17
18
52
85
25
25
25
70
100
74
48
48
29
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
9
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46PM3.71m
3:01AM4.00m
3:36PM4.02m
3:51AM4.28m
4:22PM4.34m
4:38AM4.55m
Low Tide
8:57PM1.32m
9:34AM0.90m
9:58PM0.94m
10:27AM0.52m
10:50PM0.52m
11:15AM0.17m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:57
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
10
10
7
8
5
4
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
4
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
6
6
6
6
25
25
70
100
74
48
48
29
16
3
15
16
16
16
17
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
WSW
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
12
30
30
12
12
10
25
25
2
2
25
2
10
21
21
21
8
15
8
8
8
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
10
2
2
1
1
1
8
8
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.8
W
4
1.2
W
4
1.4
W
5
1.4
W
5
1.3
W
4
1.3
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
3
5
6
8
18
52
85
83
69
69
31
15
13
17
23
19
20
13
7
7
3
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
492
502
492
492
487
487
758
1078
1305
770
303
303
43
43
203
205
226
232
18
129
18
75
278
195
Best forecast wave conditions in South Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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