Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 2PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 314 | 418 | 407 | 428 | 473 | 548 | 675 | 959 | 1020 | 1207 | 862 | 778 | 672 | 644 | 656 | 771 | 496 | 573 | 643 | 708 | 860 | 827 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:15AM6.17m | 8:33PM6.00m | 8:49AM5.79m | 9:08PM5.53m | 9:25AM5.34m | 9:45PM5.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.57m | 2:47AM0.82m | 3:03PM0.97m | 3:19AM1.26m | 3:39PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 959 | 1020 | 1207 | 862 | 778 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | N 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | — | N 5 | — | N 6 | — | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 201 | 314 | 418 | 407 | 428 | 473 | 548 | 675 | — | 29 | — | 40 | — | 672 | 644 | 656 | 771 | 496 | 573 | 643 | 708 | 860 | 827 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 159 | 218 | 281 | 218 | 775 | 104 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 23 | 40 | 218 | 218 | 208 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 505 | 552 | 552 | 218 | 218 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Porthtowan surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest