Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 12PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1526 | 1891 | 1783 | 1607 | 1218 | 1013 | 1084 | 907 | 783 | 615 | 502 | 680 | 660 | 632 | 647 | 692 | 647 | 534 | 251 | 213 | 169 | 137 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:07AM4.73m | 2:47PM5.05m | 3:27AM5.10m | 3:55PM5.55m | 4:25AM5.59m | 4:47PM6.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM1.76m | 9:28PM1.42m | 9:55AM1.32m | 10:29PM0.91m | 10:49AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1526 | 1891 | 1783 | 1607 | 1218 | 1013 | 5 | 907 | 783 | 615 | 502 | 166 | — | — | 202 | 656 | 600 | 534 | 251 | 213 | 169 | 137 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 5 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 73 | 71 | 55 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1084 | — | — | — | 41 | 680 | 660 | 632 | 647 | 692 | 647 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 20 | 20 | 218 | 57 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 157 | 269 | 811 | 317 | 104 | 104 | 58 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
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