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Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Porthtowan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthtowan sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 6PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4177 | 4788 | 7427 | 8658 | 8667 | 10504 | 8874 | 8497 | 16784 | 19787 | 19787 | 17395 | 15556 | 13319 | 11022 | 8178 | 6388 | 5083 | 3710 | 3148 | 2858 | 2652 | 2587 | 3100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:41AM 5.40 | 10:15PM 4.90 | 10:43AM 5.08 | 11:20PM 4.70 | 11:49AM 4.87 | 12:27AM 4.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:19PM 1.39 | 4:38AM 1.65 | 5:20PM 1.63 | 5:42AM 1.84 | 6:23PM 1.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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