Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 2AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 449 | 410 | 892 | 1709 | 1617 | 1422 | 1138 | 1003 | 764 | 579 | 494 | 418 | 302 | 242 | 198 | 149 | 141 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22PM4.66m | 3:49AM4.74m | 4:07PM5.14m | 4:29AM5.21m | 4:44PM5.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM1.81m | 10:04AM1.66m | 10:30PM1.33m | 10:43AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 397 | 449 | 410 | 892 | 1709 | 1617 | 1422 | 1138 | 1003 | 764 | 579 | 494 | 418 | 302 | 242 | 198 | 149 | 141 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 64 | 304 | 390 | 389 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 15 | SW 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 228 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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