Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 19 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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 9PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)13ft (4.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
!
3
!
3
4
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
1.8
W
4
W
2.5
W
3
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
WSW
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)1413121212117910111120181818171716161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77375606428725432334167288318192533277028022712106114529584311561103088362811074726186597361154838
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
W
25
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
6.45
6:48AM
6.73
7:07PM
6.47
7:25AM
6.64
7:44PM
6.35
8:03AM
6.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
0.08
12:48AM
0.11
1:10PM
0.06
1:22AM
0.16
1:44PM
0.20
1:59AM
0.35
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:22-------7:20-------7:18-
Sunset5:44-------5:45-------5:47-------
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
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light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---------------1---1---
Temp. °C999999101212111010111211111212111111111111
Feels °C (?)-102431144544575566455665
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