Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 48 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 144 | 138 | 127 | 127 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06PM5.39m | 11:37AM5.12m | 00:05AM5.25m | 12:41PM5.07m | 1:13AM5.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM1.37m | 5:32AM1.34m | 5:55PM1.49m | 6:32AM1.43m | 7:01PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 144 | 138 | 127 | 127 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 18 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | E 3 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 286 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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