St Ives Porthmeor

Beach break

Cornwall, Royaume-Uni

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From level beginner · Combi 3/2Accessible from beginner level: knee-high waves (0.3–0.4 m), fairly forgiving, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
3.9/10
Poor
Size
0.3–0.4 m
knee-high
Wind
21 km/h
N · Cross-onshore
Swell
0.4 m
5 s · NNW
Best window · 12h4.1/10 · 0.3–0.4 m · 21 km/h
Today's take

Tiny wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the NNW. Side-onshore wind that degrades the quality. Poor conditions: little interest, better to aim for another slot or spot.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.4–0.6817🌤️19°
03h0.3–0.6820☁️19°
06h0.3–0.5623🌤️18°
09h0.3–0.5522☀️19°
12hBest0.3–0.4521☀️20°
15h0.3–0.4523🌤️20°
18h0.3–0.4521☀️19°
21h0.3–0.4520☀️18°

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

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 06:57+2.6 mBM 13:20-3.5 mPM 19:14+2.9 m

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 06:43 GMT+1 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.