Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 2PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47AM5.02m | 00:14AM5.15m | 12:49PM4.85m | 1:16AM4.94m | 1:51PM4.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM1.30m | 6:09PM1.54m | 6:46AM1.54m | 7:10PM1.73m | 7:45AM1.69m | 8:12PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | 9:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 4 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | N 4 | WSW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 11 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | E 5 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 394 | 416 | 416 | 510 | 396 | 510 | 149 | 173 | 20 | 510 | 416 | 228 | 281 | 281 | 22 | 236 | 770 | 814 | 396 | 390 | 387 | 381 | 243 |
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