Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 1PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 239 | 502 | 622 | 483 | 374 | 277 | 312 | 352 | 282 | 190 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 229 | 428 | 588 | 828 | 1136 | 1404 | 1357 | 1599 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:40PM5.58m | 4:09AM5.58m | 4:28PM6.00m | 4:52AM5.98m | 5:09PM6.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM1.28m | 10:12PM0.87m | 10:30AM0.85m | 10:56PM0.51m | 11:12AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 15 | — | — | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 102 | 102 | 96 | — | — | 31 | — | 35 | — | — | 53 | 55 | 44 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 | — | S 11 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 70 | 68 | 65 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 239 | 502 | 622 | 483 | 374 | 277 | 312 | 352 | 282 | 190 | 72 | 52 | 37 | 66 | 229 | 428 | 588 | 828 | 1136 | 1404 | 1357 | 1599 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 281 | 505 | 754 | 934 | 936 | 1158 | 317 | 234 | 234 | 23 | 218 | 286 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 505 | 493 | 660 | 741 | 741 | 741 | 218 |
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