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Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 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
10.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 3AM is: 5.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)16ft (5.0m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jan)16ft (5.0m)17s
Evening (28 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
WSW
5.5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5.5
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
4
WSW
6
WSW
7.5
WSW
8
WSW
7.5
WSW
6.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131418171717171716161616151414131312121818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141181016915413167721495915146150821552310700989211761907263135107397533143018262939872342134026385493601127334
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
40
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
4.97
12:27PM
4.96
1:10AM
4.97
1:52PM
5.04
2:28AM
5.24
3:04PM
5.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
1.68
7:00PM
1.69
7:45AM
1.61
8:25PM
1.52
9:05AM
1.28
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----8:00-------8:00-------7:58---
Sunset------5:06-------5:07-------5:08-
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
111-221-111212161---121-
Temp. °C7777810109989891099988881088
Feels °C (?)1332344221234325433415-12
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