Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | N 5 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:46PM6.67m | 7:11AM6.39m | 7:33PM6.74m | 7:57AM6.34m | 8:18PM6.65m | 8:42AM6.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.04m | 1:34PM0.15m | 2:03AM0.03m | 2:18PM0.21m | 2:48AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | N 4 | SW 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 9 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | 3 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 16 | — | — | 30 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 246 | 32 | 249 | 249 | 265 | 244 | 40 | 20 | 214 | 82 | 280 | 269 | 280 | 280 | 385 | 409 | 396 | 394 | 401 | 586 | |||
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