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Porthtowan Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 BSTForecast 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 8AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2558 | 2144 | 1895 | 2028 | 1266 | 1090 | 958 | 823 | 670 | 540 | 531 | 531 | 531 | 522 | 827 | 650 | 895 | 879 | 759 | 731 | 718 | 611 | 506 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:57AM 5.96 | 5:19PM 5.92 | 5:35AM 6.25 | 5:54PM 6.18 | 6:09AM 6.42 | 6:27PM 6.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:01PM 0.87 | 11:25AM 0.56 | 11:39PM 0.56 | 12:00PM 0.34 | 12:13AM 0.36 | 12:32PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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