Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1658 | 1880 | 1388 | 1235 | 1128 | 1027 | 934 | 1011 | 1109 | 1269 | 1353 | 1360 | 1302 | 1412 | 999 | 1197 | 890 | 745 | 725 | 711 | 683 | 694 | 694 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:50PM5.10m | 11:21AM4.82m | 11:48PM5.06m | 12:24PM4.85m | 00:51AM5.12m | 1:29PM5.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM1.61m | 5:40PM1.72m | 6:20AM1.58m | 6:42PM1.69m | 7:21AM1.46m | 7:47PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 1599 | 1388 | 1235 | 1128 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1302 | 1412 | 999 | 907 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1658 | 1880 | — | — | — | 1027 | 934 | 1011 | 1109 | 1269 | 1353 | 1360 | — | — | — | 1197 | 890 | 745 | 725 | 711 | 683 | 694 | 694 | 572 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 102 | 208 | 208 | 20 | 20 | 165 | 556 | 556 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 534 | 552 | 227 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 167 | 218 | 218 | 218 |
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