Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 12AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 39 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16PM4.23m | 2:06AM4.17m | 2:47PM4.35m | 3:25AM4.40m | 3:52PM4.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM2.36m | 8:32AM2.35m | 9:20PM2.18m | 9:47AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 54 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 44 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | N 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 64 | 54 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SE 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 49 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 45 | 68 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 244 | 385 | 385 | 385 | 256 | 38 |
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