Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 942 | 1006 | 976 | 1054 | 1009 | 972 | 1064 | 1136 | 1060 | 944 | 773 | 1218 | 980 | 830 | 723 | 553 | 347 | 283 | 316 | 311 | 248 | 205 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24AM6.28m | 7:50PM5.89m | 8:15AM5.87m | 8:46PM5.40m | 9:15AM5.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.57m | 2:09AM0.91m | 2:45PM0.99m | 3:09AM1.34m | 3:55PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | N 6 |
| kJ | 942 | 1006 | 976 | 1054 | 1009 | 972 | 1064 | 1136 | 1060 | 944 | 773 | 1218 | 980 | 830 | 723 | 553 | 347 | 283 | 316 | 311 | 248 | 205 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 16 | S 5 | — | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | — | — | E 5 | — | ESE 5 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SE 4 | S 12 | — | SW 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 59 | — | 24 | 5 | 8 | — | 30 | 85 | 147 | 234 | 301 | — | — | 23 | — | 2 | 62 | 68 | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | S 16 | — | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 66 | — | 29 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | — | 23 | 17 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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