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Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 10 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
10.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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!
!
!
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4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.3
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WSW
2.5
SSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
3
WSW
2.3
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)1211111111889891011121212121111111111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1750124496638016718181114961525246329223881476247234348381331832897255119151627233313711236
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
S
40
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
4.90
10:42AM
4.89
11:14PM
4.62
11:44AM
4.59
12:21AM
4.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
1.50
4:34AM
1.72
5:07PM
1.82
5:32AM
2.00
6:07PM
2.04
6:41AM
2.14
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise------8:17-------8:17-------8:15-
Sunset4:37-------4:39-------4:40-------
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----11-111---1-------41
Temp. °C98891010111212121111111111111110101010111110
Feels °C (?)544322352222344456777967
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