Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 11AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (21 Feb)15ft (4.5m)17s
Evening (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
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0
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3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
2.5
W
3
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)181818171716161615141414141415151616161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105654529547211438101938544686567916034563153064879460650676008661777077654767872076385526644284084
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
6.64
7:44PM
6.35
8:03AM
6.39
8:24PM
6.07
8:47AM
5.98
9:10PM
5.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
0.20
1:59AM
0.35
2:22PM
0.49
2:39AM
0.67
3:04PM
0.89
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--7:20-------7:18-------7:16-----
Sunset----5:47-------5:49-------5:51---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--112--------------
Temp. °C101011121211111111111111111010101010101212121211
Feels °C (?)456765555676655444566775
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