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Porthtowan Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 7PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 167 | 324 | 617 | 1557 | 3404 | 5939 | 10832 | 11469 | 9238 | 7839 | 6730 | 5831 | 4788 | 4016 | 3069 | 1649 | 692 | 960 | 861 | 723 | 604 | 501 | 546 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:29AM 5.92 | 8:52PM 5.70 | 9:22AM 5.33 | 9:52PM 5.17 | 10:33AM 4.78 | 11:14PM 4.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:46PM 0.96 | 3:15AM 1.13 | 3:43PM 1.50 | 4:26AM 1.62 | 5:04PM 1.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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