Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 01 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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 11AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Feb)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Feb)15ft (4.5m)18s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
0
!
!
!
!
!
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.9
W
2.4
W
2.2
WSW
4
WSW
4
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313181716161615151414141414161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59734699402741993775366411285957766334506282718291392107291880815052091252173708072819378548487
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
0
NE
15
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
N
10
E
20
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
6.06
5:13AM
6.47
5:37PM
6.29
5:56AM
6.68
6:17PM
6.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
0.44
11:16PM
0.41
11:44AM
0.16
11:59PM
0.19
12:24PM
0.03
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise--7:56-------7:54-------7:52-----
Sunset----5:13-------5:15-------5:15---
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------121---------
Temp. °C8889977657899910101010101011998
Feels °C (?)47434342-1000-102333456655
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