Porthtowan Surf Forecast

/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /

UK (473 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (50.28° N 5.25° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 14 Nov 2025 GMT

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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 13.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?

The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (14 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Friday 14					Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	W	W	N
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	6	8	8	8	8	8	15	8	8	8	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	14	13	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	300	235	183	388	195	229	244	187	215	181	22	101	91	72	103	522	521	389	310	225	157	134	128	89
Wind (km/h)	E	SE	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			12:48PM 4.90				1:27AM 4.77				1:50PM 5.07				2:20AM 5.03				2:38PM 5.28					3:02AM 5.31
Low Tide / height (m)	6:43AM 1.88				7:26PM 1.62				7:48AM 1.71				8:20PM 1.43				8:39AM 1.47					9:03PM 1.23

	Friday 14					Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
Sunrise	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:35	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	9	7	8	8
Feels °C (?)	10	11	11	9	9	11	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	8	9	7	7	6	6	5	4	2	3	2

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