Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 BST
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Porthtowan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthtowan sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 7PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.9
NNW
6
1.2
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
3
3
2
2
5
20
18
42
42
64
92
90
87
80
75
48
47
66
127
173
192
192
226
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:08AM5.02m
9:29PM5.06m
9:53AM4.71m
10:19PM4.80m
10:50AM4.48m
11:22PM4.64m
Low Tide
3:22PM1.62m
3:53AM1.73m
4:11PM1.88m
4:51AM1.95m
5:13PM2.06m
6:01AM2.03m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:47
5:45
5:43
5:41
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8:47
8:50
8:51
8:52
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
12
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
7
10
13
13
10
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
SE
4
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
SE
6
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
7
3
3
2
2
1
2
18
42
42
64
92
90
87
80
75
48
24
66
7
22
21
5
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
16
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
5
0.2
W
9
0.4
N
4
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SE
6
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
20
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
6
6
47
9
27
4
4
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
2
5
1
5
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
4
13
5
47
7
3
3
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
E
4
0.3
NW
7
0.3
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
3
1.2
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
7
Energy kJ
1
3
8
3
4
28
34
24
6
127
173
192
192
226
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
228
415
415
392
392
392
381
22
22
24
0
0
0
15
15
15
15
10
197
197
257
257
337
228
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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