Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 4PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4985 | 4185 | 3268 | 2542 | 2117 | 1532 | 1294 | 878 | 800 | 712 | 725 | 627 | 725 | 745 | 637 | 557 | 494 | 426 | 363 | 299 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:36AM6.20m | 9:00PM5.94m | 9:23AM5.77m | 9:52PM5.41m | 10:20AM5.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.62m | 3:16AM0.92m | 3:44PM1.07m | 4:10AM1.41m | 4:51PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 4985 | 4185 | 3268 | 2542 | 2117 | 1532 | 1294 | 878 | 800 | 712 | 725 | 627 | 725 | 745 | 637 | 557 | 494 | 426 | 363 | 299 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 505 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 194 | 193 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
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