Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthleven today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthleven at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthleven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 356 | 356 | 308 | 273 | 280 | 302 | 359 | 486 | 547 | 762 | 755 | 626 | 621 | 614 | 668 | 643 | 911 | 841 | 710 | 607 | 467 | 382 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15AM4.34m | 9:40PM4.21m | 10:08AM4.04m | 10:41PM3.85m | 11:20AM3.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.58m | 4:06PM0.73m | 4:32AM0.90m | 5:02PM1.02m | 5:34AM1.19m | 6:15PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 755 | 626 | 621 | 614 | 668 | 643 | 911 | 841 | 710 | 607 | 467 | 382 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | S 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 358 | 356 | 356 | 308 | 273 | 280 | 302 | 359 | 486 | 547 | 762 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 261 | 261 | 231 | 196 | 196 | 172 | 187 | 207 | 207 | 198 | 198 | 111 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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