Porthchapel

Beach break

Cornwall, Royaume-Uni

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From level intermediate · Combi 3/2Accessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.4–0.6 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
5.5/10
Fair
Size
0.40.6 m
hip-high
Wind
18 km/h
N · Cross-offshore
Swell
0.6 m
8 s · W
Best window · 12h5.7/10 · 0.40.7 m · 26 km/h
Today's take

Small wave, decent swell from the W. Slightly side-offshore wind, fairly favourable. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.50.8813🌤️17°
03h0.40.7823☀️18°
06h0.40.6826☁️18°
09h0.40.7824☀️20°
12hBest0.40.7826☀️22°
15h0.40.7824☀️21°
18h0.40.7822☀️19°
21h0.40.6818☀️16°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+1) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 06:38+2.0 mBM 13:12-3.0 mPM 18:57+2.3 m

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 06:39 GMT+1 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.