Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:30PM5.22m | 12:05PM5.02m | 00:44AM4.96m | 1:26PM4.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM1.42m | 5:53AM1.54m | 6:29PM1.65m | 7:13AM1.71m | 7:59PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | N 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | NW 11 | NW 5 | SW 13 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 415 | 415 | 225 | 246 | 228 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 385 | 385 | 385 | 220 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 22 |
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