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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 6 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
10.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 11PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 599 | 507 | 416 | 282 | 154 | 106 | 115 | 189 | 217 | 244 | 382 | 626 | 690 | 2001 | 2488 | 2365 | 2365 | 2303 | 2491 | 5685 | 8539 | 10086 | 9491 | 7749 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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