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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 12 pm Sunday 05 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3865 | 2843 | 2071 | 1540 | 1257 | 934 | 846 | 496 | 416 | 302 | 290 | 259 | 274 | 1634 | 5172 | 7178 | 8040 | 6231 | 5032 | 3499 | 2863 | 2948 | 2827 | 2089 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:46AM 6.13 | 8:01PM 6.03 | 8:18AM 5.81 | 8:33PM 5.71 | 8:51AM 5.42 | 9:07PM 5.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:59PM 0.63 | 2:15AM 0.71 | 2:28PM 0.94 | 2:47AM 1.05 | 3:00PM 1.31 | 3:22AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
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