Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 3AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1212 | 1377 | 1436 | 1334 | 1278 | 1197 | 1174 | 980 | 973 | 755 | 725 | 640 | 627 | 589 | 601 | 528 | 474 | 402 | 348 | 227 | 363 | 604 | 649 | 624 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:48PM5.06m | 12:24PM4.85m | 00:51AM5.12m | 1:29PM5.01m | 1:56AM5.29m | 2:31PM5.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM1.58m | 6:42PM1.69m | 7:21AM1.46m | 7:47PM1.53m | 8:23AM1.26m | 8:50PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 755 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 227 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 19 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1212 | 1377 | 1436 | 1334 | 1278 | 1197 | 1174 | 980 | 973 | — | 725 | 640 | 627 | 589 | 601 | 528 | 474 | 402 | 348 | 37 | 363 | 604 | 649 | 624 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 260 | 260 | 552 | 552 | 552 | 739 | 57 | 57 | 154 | 57 | 519 | 552 | 218 | 218 | 282 | 167 | 165 | 17 | 280 | 521 | 556 | 160 | 165 |
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