Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 14 Mar 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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 10PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)--
Afternoon (14 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (14 Mar)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
!
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1
WNW
2
W
2.3
W
2.5
WNW
1.3
W
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
WNW
2.5
W
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121267822201918181716161615141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21661810146812731065942647288311488893165810706107708770774068345250411631022753193924913186
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
4.29
2:38AM
4.66
3:05PM
4.76
3:24AM
5.19
3:45PM
5.28
4:01AM
5.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
2.11
9:05AM
1.80
9:22PM
1.62
9:48AM
1.28
10:02PM
1.11
10:25AM
0.76
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise------6:35-------6:33-------6:31-
Sunset-6:22-------6:23-------6:25------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C987778911999999101010999991012
Feels °C (?)443333262122234232322346
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