Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (28 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 9PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 1280 | 1444 | 1764 | 1707 | 1530 | 1355 | 1215 | 930 | 771 | 599 | 515 | 424 | 386 | 552 | 740 | 832 | 884 | 1026 | 1212 | 1477 | 1423 | 1163 | 834 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:11PM5.35m | 5:32AM5.32m | 5:51PM5.54m | 6:11AM5.45m | 6:30PM5.69m | 6:48AM5.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM1.27m | 11:51AM1.22m | 00:15AM1.11m | 12:29PM1.08m | 00:53AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 170 | 20 | 1444 | 1764 | 1707 | 1530 | 1355 | 1215 | 930 | 771 | 599 | 515 | 424 | 386 | 552 | 740 | 832 | 884 | 1026 | — | — | 1423 | 1163 | 834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | — | 56 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 254 | 1280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1212 | 1477 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 218 | 160 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 210 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 154 | 102 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 150 |
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