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How it breaks

Porthleven is an advanced hollow right-hand reef beside the harbour wall, breaking fast over a shallow rocky shelf on southwest to west swell and easterly wind.

Watch out for

The shallow rocky reef creates heavy hollow waves and serious injury risk.
Strong current, large swell, heavy shorebreak and slippery rock access demand advanced skill.

Crowd

The wave is locally protected; respect lineup etiquette and do not drop in.

Tide: not the limiter

NORDR applies no regional sandbank penalty here. Check the fetch, swell period and wind direction for this break.

Sources

CommunityOcean Magic - Porthleven surf guide
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Webcam operatorPorthleven harbour surf cam

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Porthleven surf forecast

Onshore wind, waves inside the break window

Updated 05:07 UTC

Waves: 1.4SW
Period: 7 s
Wind: 9SW
Water: 16.4

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Thu 15, 06:00

Onshore wind, waves inside the break window

Wave height

1.4SW

Wind

10SSW

SSWSSWNWNNWNE

Tide

0.9

Period

Thu 15 06:00Thu 15 18:00Fri 16 06:00Fri 16 17:00Sat 17 05:00

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Hourly forecast

5 days of hourly waves, wind and tide. Pro covers seven days in NORDR for iPhone.

Thursday 15 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Thursday 15 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
06:00	1.4 m SW	7 s	10 kt SSW	0.9 m
07:00	1.4 m SW	8 s	11 kt SSW	1.4 m
08:00	1.4 m SW	8 s	10 kt SSW	1.3 m
09:00	1.5 m SW	8 s	10 kt SW	0.9 m
10:00	1.5 m WSW	8 s	11 kt SW	0.2 m
11:00	1.5 m WSW	8 s	11 kt SW	-0.6 m
12:00	1.5 m WSW	8 s	11 kt SSW	-1.3 m
13:00	1.5 m WSW	8 s	12 kt SSW	-1.9 m
14:00	1.5 m WSW	8 s	11 kt SSW	-2.1 m
15:00	1.5 m SW	8 s	11 kt SSW	-1.8 m
16:00	1.5 m SW	8 s	11 kt SSW	-1.2 m
17:00	1.5 m SW	8 s	10 kt SSW	-0.3 m
18:00	1.5 m SW	8 s	10 kt SSW	0.6 m
19:00	1.5 m SW	8 s	11 kt SSW	1.2 m
20:00	1.5 m SW	8 s	11 kt SW	1.3 m
21:00	1.5 m WSW	8 s	9 kt NNW	1.0 m
22:00	1.5 m WSW	8 s	11 kt NNW	0.4 m
23:00	1.4 m WSW	8 s	12 kt NNW	-0.3 m

Friday 16 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Friday 16 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	1.4 m WSW	8 s	12 kt N	-1.0 m
01:00	1.4 m WSW	8 s	10 kt N	-1.6 m
02:00	1.4 m WSW	8 s	7 kt NNW	-1.9 m
03:00	1.3 m WSW	8 s	7 kt NNW	-1.8 m
04:00	1.3 m WSW	8 s	8 kt NNW	-1.4 m
05:00	1.3 m WSW	8 s	7 kt NNW	-0.6 m
06:00	1.2 m WSW	8 s	6 kt NW	0.2 m
07:00	1.2 m WSW	8 s	6 kt NW	0.9 m
08:00	1.2 m WSW	8 s	5 kt NW	1.1 m
09:00	1.2 m WSW	8 s	8 kt NNW	0.9 m
10:00	1.1 m WSW	8 s	8 kt NNW	0.4 m
11:00	1.1 m WSW	8 s	10 kt NNW	-0.2 m
12:00	1.1 m W	8 s	8 kt NNW	-0.9 m
13:00	1.1 m W	8 s	10 kt NNW	-1.5 m
14:00	1.1 m W	8 s	11 kt NNW	-1.9 m
15:00	1.1 m W	8 s	11 kt NNW	-1.9 m
16:00	1.1 m W	8 s	12 kt NNW	-1.6 m
17:00	1.0 m W	8 s	11 kt NNW	-0.9 m
18:00	1.0 m W	8 s	10 kt NNW	-0.2 m
19:00	1.0 m W	8 s	8 kt N	0.5 m
20:00	1.0 m W	8 s	6 kt N	0.9 m
21:00	0.9 m W	8 s	5 kt N	0.8 m
22:00	0.9 m W	8 s	4 kt N	0.5 m
23:00	0.9 m W	8 s	5 kt NNE	-0.1 m

Saturday 17 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Saturday 17 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	0.8 m W	8 s	5 kt NNE	-0.7 m
01:00	0.8 m W	9 s	3 kt N	-1.3 m
02:00	0.8 m W	9 s	4 kt NE	-1.7 m
03:00	0.8 m W	9 s	4 kt N	-1.8 m
04:00	0.7 m W	9 s	4 kt NE	-1.6 m
05:00	0.7 m W	9 s	5 kt NE	-1.1 m
06:00	0.7 m W	9 s	6 kt NE	-0.4 m
07:00	0.7 m W	9 s	7 kt NE	0.3 m
08:00	0.7 m W	9 s	7 kt NE	0.7 m
09:00	0.7 m W	9 s	7 kt NE	0.8 m
10:00	0.6 m W	9 s	8 kt NE	0.6 m
11:00	0.6 m W	9 s	8 kt NE	0.1 m
12:00	0.6 m W	9 s	9 kt NE	-0.4 m
13:00	0.6 m W	9 s	9 kt NE	-1.0 m
14:00	0.6 m W	9 s	8 kt NE	-1.4 m
15:00	0.6 m W	8 s	7 kt NE	-1.7 m
16:00	0.6 m W	8 s	7 kt ENE	-1.6 m
17:00	0.5 m W	8 s	6 kt NE	-1.2 m
18:00	0.5 m W	8 s	6 kt NE	-0.7 m
19:00	0.5 m W	8 s	6 kt NE	-0.1 m
20:00	0.5 m W	8 s	7 kt NE	0.4 m
21:00	0.5 m W	8 s	7 kt NE	0.6 m
22:00	0.5 m W	8 s	8 kt NNE	0.5 m
23:00	0.5 m W	8 s	8 kt NE	0.2 m

Sunday 18 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Sunday 18 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	0.5 m W	8 s	8 kt NE	-0.3 m
01:00	0.5 m WSW	8 s	8 kt NE	-0.8 m
02:00	0.5 m WSW	8 s	8 kt NE	-1.2 m
03:00	0.5 m WSW	8 s	8 kt NE	-1.5 m
04:00	0.5 m WSW	7 s	8 kt NE	-1.5 m
05:00	0.5 m SW	7 s	8 kt NE	-1.2 m
06:00	0.5 m SW	7 s	8 kt NE	-0.8 m
07:00	0.5 m SSW	7 s	8 kt NE	-0.3 m
08:00	0.5 m SSW	7 s	8 kt NE	0.3 m
09:00	0.5 m S	7 s	7 kt NE	0.6 m
10:00	0.5 m S	7 s	7 kt NE	0.7 m
11:00	0.5 m S	7 s	7 kt NE	0.4 m
12:00	0.5 m S	7 s	8 kt NE	0.0 m
13:00	0.4 m SSW	7 s	8 kt NNE	-0.4 m
14:00	0.4 m S	6 s	9 kt NNE	-0.9 m
15:00	0.4 m S	6 s	9 kt NNE	-1.3 m
16:00	0.4 m S	6 s	9 kt NNE	-1.4 m
17:00	0.4 m S	6 s	8 kt NNE	-1.4 m
18:00	0.4 m S	6 s	7 kt NNE	-1.1 m
19:00	0.4 m SSE	6 s	7 kt NNE	-0.7 m
20:00	0.4 m SSE	6 s	7 kt NE	-0.2 m
21:00	0.4 m S	6 s	8 kt NE	0.2 m
22:00	0.4 m S	6 s	8 kt NE	0.4 m
23:00	0.4 m S	7 s	8 kt NE	0.3 m

Monday 19 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Monday 19 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	0.4 m SSE	7 s	7 kt NE	0.0 m
01:00	0.4 m SSE	7 s	7 kt NNE	-0.3 m
02:00	0.4 m SE	7 s	7 kt NE	-0.7 m
03:00	0.4 m SE	7 s	7 kt NE	-1.1 m
04:00	0.4 m SE	7 s	7 kt NE	-1.3 m
05:00	0.4 m SE	7 s	8 kt NE	-1.3 m
06:00	0.4 m SSE	7 s	8 kt NE	-1.1 m
07:00	0.4 m SSE	8 s	8 kt NNE	-0.8 m
08:00	0.4 m SSE	8 s	8 kt NNE	-0.3 m
09:00	0.4 m SSE	8 s	9 kt NE	0.1 m
10:00	0.5 m SSE	8 s	9 kt NE	0.5 m
11:00	0.5 m SE	8 s	9 kt NE	0.5 m
12:00	0.5 m SE	8 s	8 kt NE	0.4 m
13:00	0.6 m SE	8 s	8 kt NE	0.1 m
14:00	0.6 m ESE	8 s	8 kt NE	-0.3 m
15:00	0.6 m ESE	8 s	9 kt NE	-0.7 m
16:00	0.6 m E	8 s	10 kt NE	-1.0 m
17:00	0.7 m E	8 s	10 kt NE	-1.2 m
18:00	0.7 m E	8 s	9 kt NE	-1.2 m
19:00	0.7 m E	8 s	9 kt NNE	-1.0 m
20:00	0.7 m E	8 s	8 kt NE	-0.7 m
21:00	0.7 m ESE	8 s	7 kt NE	-0.3 m
22:00	0.7 m SE	8 s	6 kt NE	0.1 m
23:00	0.7 m SE	8 s	5 kt NNE	0.3 m

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Significant wave height 3.7m

Wave period: 7.4 s
Water: 16.1 °C

CEFAS WaveNetMeasured 04:30 UTC

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How it breaks

Porthleven is an advanced hollow right-hand reef beside the harbour wall, breaking fast over a shallow rocky shelf on southwest to west swell and easterly wind.

Watch out for

The shallow rocky reef creates heavy hollow waves and serious injury risk.
Strong current, large swell, heavy shorebreak and slippery rock access demand advanced skill.

Crowd

The wave is locally protected; respect lineup etiquette and do not drop in.

Tide: not the limiter

NORDR applies no regional sandbank penalty here. Check the fetch, swell period and wind direction for this break.

Sources

CommunityOcean Magic - Porthleven surf guide
Tourism boardCornwall Beach Guide - Porthleven Beach
Webcam operatorPorthleven harbour surf cam

Porthleven surf forecast

Current conditions

How it breaks

Watch out for

Crowd

Tide: not the limiter

Sources

Nearby in UK

Porthleven surf forecast

Current conditions

Current conditions

Hourly forecast

Wave height

Wind

Tide

Period

Hourly forecast

Thursday 15 Oct

Friday 16 Oct

Saturday 17 Oct

Sunday 18 Oct

Monday 19 Oct

Buoys around this break

Southwest of Isles of Scilly

How it breaks

Watch out for

Crowd

Tide: not the limiter

Sources

Nearby in UK

Hourly forecast

Wave height

Wind

Tide

Period

Hourly forecast

Thursday 15 Oct

Friday 16 Oct

Saturday 17 Oct

Sunday 18 Oct

Monday 19 Oct

Buoys around this break

Southwest of Isles of Scilly

Current conditions