Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthleven today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthleven at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porthleven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54AM4.69m | 6:17PM5.03m | 6:43AM4.73m | 7:05PM5.07m | 7:30AM4.69m | 7:51PM5.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.02m | 12:42PM0.05m | 1:12AM-0.13m | 1:28PM-0.03m | 1:58AM-0.15m | 2:13PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 49 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 95 | 86 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 71 | 43 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 14 | 62 | 92 | 108 | — | — | 64 | 35 | 29 | 43 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 103 | 103 | 260 | 15 | 288 | 27 | 275 | 26 | 197 | 19 | 260 | 103 | 62 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 2094 | 655 | 393 |
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