Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 113 | 118 | 144 | 138 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 69 | 55 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 71 | 60 | 43 | 39 | 29 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM5.19m | 1:52PM5.14m | 2:26AM5.28m | 3:02PM5.37m | 3:35AM5.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.44m | 8:15PM1.45m | 8:53AM1.32m | 9:29PM1.21m | 10:02AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 121 | 113 | 118 | 144 | 138 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 69 | 55 | 94 | 94 | 29 | 44 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 71 | 60 | 43 | 39 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 40 | 46 | 42 | 15 | 17 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 18 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | E 3 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 77 | 233 | 243 | 181 | 126 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 42 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 394 | 236 | 15 | 552 |
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