Porlock Harbour — Porlock Weir Somerset. Photo: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Porlock

Porlock is a town in Somerset, United Kingdom. From Porlock you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Porlock Weir Somerset, a surf spot 2.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CWL, 27 km away.

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Staying in Porlock

32 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CWL, 27 km, EXT, 54 km, BRS, 64 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Porlock.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Porlock too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Spot

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Lynmouth15.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Lynmouth, 1 km

1 ft37 kJ

2 ft79 kJ

3 ft178 kJ

5 ft248 kJ

2 ft100 kJ

4 ft210 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lynmouth, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft14 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	79kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	10°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft11 smushy	178kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	8°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	5 ft8 smushy	248kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft11 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	4 ft8 smushy	210kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	13, poor	4 ft10 smushy	246kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	12°C

Porlock Weir Somerset2.5 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft25 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

4 ft271 kJ

6 ft286 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

6 ft373 kJ

5 ft316 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Porlock Weir Somerset, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft14 shollow	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 shollow	65kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	11°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	4 ft11 shollow	271kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	6 ft7 smushy	286kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	13°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	3 ft12 smushy	195kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	6 ft8 smushy	373kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	316kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Porlock, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Porlock

Eduardo's Pizzeria and CafePizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Piggy in the MiddleBritish · 0.1 km from the centre
The MandalaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Horner Vale Tearoom1.8 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Porlock, UK