Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 23 | 34 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09AM4.95m | 2:49PM5.12m | 3:28AM5.21m | 4:00PM5.54m | 4:32AM5.62m | 4:57PM6.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM1.63m | 9:25PM1.41m | 9:58AM1.29m | 10:34PM0.96m | 10:59AM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 15 | 34 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 10 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 210 | 257 | 403 | 556 | 746 | 218 | 218 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 211 | 218 | 15 | 22 | 197 | 191 | 197 | 258 | 403 |
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