Damage caused to the harbour wall at Porthleven, following the relentless beating by the waves over the last few days, has now been patched up ahead of more permanent repairs.
The wall was left displaying large holes, with Porthleven Coastguard warning on Monday night that Harbour Road, below Bay View, had been closed to both pedestrians and vehicles until the debris could be cleared away.
However, Porthleven Harbour and Dock Company has now confirmed to the Packet that temporary repairs have already been completed.
A spokesperson said: "Following the storm over the weekend and yesterday, the Harbour sustained a small amount of damage along Harbour Road below Bay View Terrace.
"Part of the upper wall alongside the walkway was compromised and an opening was created due to the force of the waves which resulted in the loss of some of the granite stones.
"The road was closed over night and then re-opened once all the debris had been cleared early this morning.
"The Harbour & Dock team spent the day doing a temporary repair to the wall in anticipation of further strong winds in the coming days. Further work will be carried out at a later date when weather is permitting."
The harbour took its first battering on Saturday during Storm Kathleen, when waves sprayed up over the wall and across the road and pavement.
Forecasters had predicted wave heights of between 10 and 25 feet, coupled with strong southerly winds, but in the event the waves proved even higher than expected, with a record being broken in April.
According to Alec Short, the Porthleven recording buoy hit the 33ft mark, the previous record being 20.8ft in the winter of 2023/24.
One car almost ended up in the harbour, after reportedly breaking down and then being moved along the road by the force of the waves coming over the harbour, and two people had to be rescued by Porthleven Coastguards after being swept from their feet by the waves.
Another two were nearly taken by the backwash of a wave, after getting out their car.
After a brief period of respite on Sunday, the strong winds were backed which, coupled with high tides, caused another powerful set of conditions on Monday evening.
As a result part of the harbour wall at the port was unable to hold any longer, with holes created as the sea pushed its way through during the arrival of Storm Pierrick, as christened by Meteo-France, the French equivalent of the Met Office.
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