Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 11PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 622 | 532 | 1444 | 2104 | 3136 | 4651 | 5212 | 4510 | 3949 | 3555 | 3297 | 2833 | 2392 | 2166 | 1764 | 1287 | 1485 | 1160 | 1031 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:02PM5.84m | 8:17AM5.77m | 8:36PM5.44m | 8:53AM5.37m | 9:14PM5.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.67m | 2:13AM0.92m | 2:32PM1.03m | 2:46AM1.30m | 3:09PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 167 | 532 | 1444 | 2104 | 3136 | 4651 | 5212 | 4510 | 3949 | 3555 | 3297 | 2833 | 2392 | 2166 | 1764 | 1287 | 1485 | 1160 | 1031 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 145 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 622 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | 44 | 44 | 40 | 32 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 156 | 194 | 57 | 210 | 227 | 150 | 157 | 208 | 159 | 24 | 24 | 282 | 269 | 24 | 23 |
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