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Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 7PM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)8ft (2.4m)18s
Afternoon (23 Jan)21ft (6.5m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)20ft (6.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
6
SW
6.5
SW
5
WSW
6
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
6
WSW
7
W
6.5
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)181717161616161716151716161515141414181716161414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)356319530224871294519237976585411062997759988216682361421091136028445795664676334174681660912132916266134791
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
55
SE
65
ESE
55
SE
50
S
50
S
50
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
S
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
NNW
10
NW
0
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offononglassglasscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
6.27
8:08PM
5.92
8:27AM
6.10
8:50PM
5.74
9:11AM
5.84
9:37PM
5.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
0.56
2:22AM
0.70
2:49PM
0.74
3:04AM
0.92
3:33PM
1.00
3:53AM
1.20
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise8:07-------8:06-------8:04-------
Sunset--4:58-------4:59-------5:00-----
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Rain (mm)
1113411134211-31--------
Temp. °C887999877898887768877766
Feels °C (?)-2-4-6-2-1-2-3-2-2130-111235545532
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