Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 9PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1481 | 1300 | 1086 | 961 | 896 | 882 | 574 | 622 | 622 | 541 | 1463 | 1966 | 2702 | 4506 | 4716 | 4510 | 3953 | 3808 | 3512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:28PM6.18m | 7:44AM6.10m | 8:02PM5.84m | 8:17AM5.77m | 8:36PM5.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.40m | 1:42AM0.59m | 1:59PM0.67m | 2:13AM0.92m | 2:32PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1481 | 1300 | 1086 | 961 | 896 | 882 | 574 | 198 | 167 | 541 | 1463 | 1966 | 2702 | 4506 | 4716 | 4510 | 3953 | 3808 | 3512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 418 | 104 | 120 | 145 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 622 | 622 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 286 | 218 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 42 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 18 | 208 | 207 |
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