Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
!
1
!
!
!
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
4
SSW
3
WSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
1.9
W
1.8
WNW
2
W
2.1
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)141313131212121111101211111012121212141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1735243122242366266514941522137718142815274929132900232096388210981236224825582430198214651012
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
5.57
3:57PM
5.60
4:17AM
6.06
4:40PM
6.00
4:58AM
6.43
5:19PM
6.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
1.27
10:03AM
0.88
10:21PM
0.80
10:48AM
0.46
11:02PM
0.43
11:26AM
0.18
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----7:05-------7:03-------7:01---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:02-------6:05
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--13--------141---------
Temp. °C91091011111111101111111099988889121211
Feels °C (?)364343220223376644447998
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