Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
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 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 83 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 60 | 71 | 94 | 237 | 229 | 272 | 317 | 611 | 655 | 724 | 329 | 311 | 541 | 468 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41AM6.33m | 6:05PM6.52m | 6:32AM6.41m | 6:55PM6.62m | 7:22AM6.36m | 7:45PM6.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.34m | 12:04PM0.32m | 00:33AM0.16m | 12:55PM0.25m | 1:25AM0.11m | 1:45PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 83 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 237 | 229 | 272 | 317 | 611 | 6 | 6 | 329 | 311 | 541 | 468 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 4 | SSW 13 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 71 | 94 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | N 4 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | W 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 40 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 74 | 97 | — | 655 | 724 | 172 | 172 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 210 | 83 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
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