Porthtowan Surf Break

Porthtowan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.28° N 5.25° W

Issued: 6 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porthtowan sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Porthtowan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
68
68
69
71
74
73
69
49
48
94
90
87
94
120
118
118
118
120
123
123
123
120
115
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:16PM5.54m
10:43AM5.23m
11:06PM5.39m
11:37AM5.12m
00:05AM5.25m
12:41PM5.07m
Low Tide
4:11PM1.24m
4:42AM1.22m
4:58PM1.37m
5:32AM1.34m
5:55PM1.49m
6:32AM1.43m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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—
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5:18
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—
—
—
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5:18
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—
—
—
—
—
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5:20
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9:32
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—
—
—
—
—
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9:31
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—
—
—
—
—
—
9:30
—
—
—
—
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9:30
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
22
21
19
18
17
17
19
19
20
18
16
16
17
17
20
23
21
19
17
17
16
16
21
22
Feels °C
20
20
19
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
20
22
19
18
16
16
15
15
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
90
68
68
69
71
74
73
69
49
48
94
90
87
94
120
118
118
118
120
123
123
123
120
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
6
6
2
2
20
20
6
7
7
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
—
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
—
6
6
6
6
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
NW
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Carbis Bay
Cornwall (North)
Hawkes Point
Cornwall (North)
Hawkes Point
Cornwall (North)
Hawkes Point
Cornwall (North)
Hawkes Point
Cornwall (North)
Carbis Bay
Cornwall (North)
Carbis Bay
Cornwall (North)
Porthcurno
Cornwall (South)
Smerwick Harbour
Kerry
Porthcurno
Cornwall (South)
Porthleven
Cornwall (South)
Porthleven
Cornwall (South)
Fistral-North
Cornwall (North)
Penhale
Cornwall (North)
Perran Sands
Cornwall (North)
Kenneggy Cove
Cornwall (South)
Porthcurno
Cornwall (South)
Kenneggy Cove
Cornwall (South)
Porthleven
Cornwall (South)
Porthleven
Cornwall (South)
Kenneggy Cove
Cornwall (South)
Penhale
Cornwall (North)
Penhale
Cornwall (North)
Kenneggy Cove
Cornwall (South)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
40
415
40
22
22
19
15
12
23
40
23
22
22
23
15
15
23
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Hawkes Point
Hawkes Point
Hawkes Point
Hawkes Point
Hawkes Point
Hawkes Point
Hawkes Point
Duckpool Bay
Tregardock
Tregardock
Tregardock
Tregardock
Milook
Crooklets-Bude
Crooklets-Bude
Gwenvor
Tregardock
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
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Birsay Bay
Scot - Orkney
Hawkes Point
Cornwall (North)
Birsay Bay
Scot - Orkney
Rackwick
Scot - Orkney
Rackwick
Scot - Orkney
Thurso East
Scot - North Coast
Thurso East
Scot - North Coast
Thurso East
Scot - North Coast
Birsay Bay
Scot - Orkney
Birsay Bay
Scot - Orkney
Thurso East
Scot - North Coast
Thurso Reef
Scot - North Coast
Tregardock
Cornwall (North)
Tregardock
Cornwall (North)
Tregardock
Cornwall (North)
Thurso Reef
Scot - North Coast
The Left
Scot - North Coast
Thurso East
Scot - North Coast
Thurso East
Scot - North Coast
Thurso East
Scot - North Coast
Thurso Reef
Scot - North Coast
Thurso East
Scot - North Coast
Thurso Reef
Scot - North Coast
Thurso East
Scot - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
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8
9
9
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