Porlock, UK

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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 experts: 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 expert 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Porlock: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Lynmouth15.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Lynmouth, 1 km1 ft37 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small2 ft79 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, too small3 ft178 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, too small6 ft312 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore, fair2 ft100 kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots, too small6 ft299 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, too small5 ft368 kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Lynmouth: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lynmouth, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft14 ssoft37kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct12, too small2 ft10 ssoft79kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot10°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small3 ft11 smushy178kJwind from the west, 20 knots8°C
Thu 22Oct41, fair6 ft7 smushy312kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small2 ft11 smushy100kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots9°C
Sat 24Oct23, too small6 ft7 smushy299kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct7, too small5 ft9 smushy368kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots12°C
Porlock Weir Somerset2.5 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft25 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft65 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, too small4 ft271 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small6 ft286 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore, fair3 ft195 kJwind from the west, 22 knots, too small6 ft373 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, poor5 ft316 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, too small
All readings for Porlock Weir Somerset: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Porlock Weir Somerset, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft14 shollow25kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small2 ft10 shollow65kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot11°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small4 ft11 shollow271kJwind from the west, 15 knots10°C
Thu 22Oct36, fair6 ft7 smushy286kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore13°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small3 ft12 smushy195kJwind from the west, 22 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor6 ft8 smushy373kJwind from the west, 10 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small5 ft9 scrumbling316kJwind from the west, 13 knots13°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

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