Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 311 | 209 | 198 | 205 | 161 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 101 | 214 | 325 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15AM5.44m | 9:54PM4.96m | 10:29AM5.10m | 11:18PM4.73m | 11:55AM5.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM1.38m | 4:25AM1.68m | 5:19PM1.59m | 5:51AM1.78m | 6:42PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 322 | 311 | 209 | 198 | 89 | 91 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 33 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 214 | 325 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 12 | SW 7 | ESE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 205 | 161 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 30 | 101 | 49 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | ESE 5 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 6 | E 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 238 | 22 | 305 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 220 | 22 | 259 | 22 | 157 | 22 |
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