Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 12AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 45 | 138 | 356 | 483 | 663 | 990 | 1592 | 1776 | 1585 | 1633 | 1618 | 1429 | 1357 | 1282 | 1027 | 846 | 778 | 707 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28PM6.00m | 4:52AM5.98m | 5:09PM6.32m | 5:29AM6.27m | 5:46PM6.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.51m | 11:12AM0.50m | 11:34PM0.26m | 11:49AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 13 | S 13 | — | W 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1776 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 707 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 5 |
| kJ | 68 | 45 | 28 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | S 13 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 51 | 42 | 138 | 356 | 483 | 663 | 990 | 1592 | — | 1585 | 1633 | 1618 | 1429 | 1357 | 1282 | 1027 | 846 | 778 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 210 | 210 | 463 | 493 | 505 | 552 | 741 | 741 | 737 | 218 | 286 | 282 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 104 | 17 |
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