Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 6AM is: 7.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 5.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 23ft (7.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7204 | 13381 | 24334 | 19442 | 13000 | 9615 | 6720 | 4912 | 3017 | 2440 | 1998 | 1200 | 3193 | 6190 | 9110 | 9573 | 10246 | 9368 | 9075 | 7723 | 7100 | 5714 | 4016 | 3061 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47AM5.19m | 4:02PM5.58m | 4:25AM5.68m | 4:40PM6.03m | 5:01AM6.12m | 5:18PM6.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM1.26m | 10:24PM0.89m | 10:40AM0.82m | 11:01PM0.49m | 11:18AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 4940 | 13381 | 20078 | — | — | — | — | 191 | 208 | 114 | 69 | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 419 | 461 | — | 173 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 218 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WNW 12 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 7204 | 265 | 24334 | 19442 | 13000 | 9615 | 6720 | 4912 | 3017 | 2440 | 1998 | 1200 | 3193 | 6190 | 9110 | 9573 | 10246 | 9368 | 9075 | 7723 | 7100 | 5714 | 4016 | 3061 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 62 | 161 | 353 | 527 | 527 | 739 | 260 | 260 | 503 | 210 | 510 | 739 | 739 | 739 | 739 | 739 | 742 | 742 | 739 | 753 | 218 | 257 | 57 |
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