Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 27 | 47 | 125 | 119 | 151 | 149 | 181 | 135 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 67 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 97 | 139 | 160 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:18AM4.85m | 2:49PM4.85m | 3:15AM4.89m | 3:42PM4.98m | 4:05AM5.00m | 4:28PM5.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM1.73m | 9:12PM1.76m | 9:38AM1.67m | 10:05PM1.63m | 10:27AM1.55m | 10:52PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | 9:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 27 | 25 | 125 | 119 | 151 | 149 | 181 | 135 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 46 | 36 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 39 | 28 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 12 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 67 | 46 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | N 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 53 | 77 | 68 | 68 | — | — | 42 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 97 | 139 | 160 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 381 | 33 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 208 | 218 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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