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Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 06 May 2025 BST
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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
12.2° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 6AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Hourly12 Days
North Cornwall Surf
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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.4
W
0.8
N
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
1
N
1.6
N
2.2
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2
N
1.3
N
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)512612121111111010101010101099999988999881110121212111110101010991515161414141414145677777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)31495071129119116112777473484747462725252525251324262626242323749672137114114104717049434242446154531153737384315842164468842314914017391
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
35
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
4.72
1:50PM
4.51
2:18AM
4.83
2:54PM
4.74
3:14AM
5.05
3:42PM
5.03
3:58AM
5.30
4:21PM
5.32
4:36AM
5.53
4:55PM
5.58
5:10AM
5.71
5:28PM
5.78
5:44AM
5.83
6:01PM
5.90
6:17AM
5.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
1.85
8:13PM
1.96
8:53AM
1.69
9:13PM
1.74
9:43AM
1.46
9:59PM
1.48
10:22AM
1.22
10:38PM
1.23
10:57AM
1.02
11:12PM
1.01
11:29AM
0.87
11:45PM
0.84
12:00PM
0.78
12:17AM
0.76
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise---5:48-------5:47-------5:45-------5:43-------5:41-------5:39-------5:39-------5:37
Sunset-------8:46-------8:47-------8:50-------8:51-------8:52-------8:53-------8:55----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111098911111010111010111212121213121011121213111111101215161413121112141616151413111113161615121212121313121111111111
Feels °C (?)66544665687791088911106788107887811121098679101010866610141415111111101010766676
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