Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:05PM5.02m | 00:44AM4.96m | 1:26PM4.93m | 2:09AM4.95m | 2:49PM5.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM1.65m | 7:13AM1.71m | 7:59PM1.68m | 8:42AM1.63m | 9:25PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 401 | 403 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 385 | 385 | 385 | 228 | 193 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 38 | 218 | 22 | 403 | 415 | 403 | 210 |
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