Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 7AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 31 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 54 | 45 | 52 | 67 | 74 | 56 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:21PM5.12m | 11:50AM4.83m | 00:18AM4.74m | 12:52PM4.59m | 1:26AM4.50m | 2:03PM4.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM1.62m | 6:09PM1.82m | 6:41AM1.93m | 7:14PM2.05m | 7:50AM2.10m | 8:30PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 56 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 54 | 45 | 52 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 353 | 353 | 236 | 532 | 750 | 574 | 532 | 394 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 584 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 521 | 503 | 416 | 416 | 818 | 742 | 745 | |
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