Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 11PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 20 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 48 | 53 | 62 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 80 | 63 | 47 | 31 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06PM5.71m | 4:37AM5.81m | 5:04PM6.09m | 5:32AM6.09m | 5:56PM6.43m | 6:23AM6.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.86m | 11:03AM0.75m | 11:34PM0.50m | 11:57AM0.46m | 00:27AM0.21m | 12:47PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 48 | 53 | 77 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 80 | 63 | 47 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 88 | 37 | 69 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SE 5 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 4 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 64 | 24 | 116 | 103 | 7 | 1423 | 62 | 887 | 501 | — | 253 | 358 | 458 | 377 | 358 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 400 | 33 | 299 | 619 | 619 | 290 | 290 | 152 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
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