Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | SSW 19 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 45 | 62 | 52 | 66 | 43 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 47 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 44 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02PM5.37m | 3:35AM5.50m | 4:06PM5.71m | 4:37AM5.81m | 5:04PM6.09m | 5:32AM6.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM1.21m | 10:02AM1.07m | 10:35PM0.86m | 11:03AM0.75m | 11:34PM0.50m | 11:57AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 40 | 62 | 52 | 66 | 43 | 50 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 44 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | ESE 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 4 | W 8 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 60 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 43 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SW 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | ESE 8 | W 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 11 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 5 | — | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 3 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 45 | — | 60 | 3 | 10 | 393 | 51 | 85 | 105 | 25 | 87 | 176 | 47 | 61 | 123 | 35 | 18 | 381 | 323 | 475 | 551 | 603 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 257 | 228 | 26 | 244 | 299 | 33 | 619 | 573 | 33 | 392 | 33 | 26 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 228 | 24 | 152 | 10 |
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