Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 7 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 73 | 61 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM6.43m | 6:23AM6.30m | 6:46PM6.67m | 7:11AM6.39m | 7:33PM6.74m | 7:57AM6.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.21m | 12:47PM0.24m | 1:17AM0.04m | 1:34PM0.15m | 2:03AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 73 | 61 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SE 6 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | N 5 | N 4 | — | NW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 255 | 130 | — | — | 32 | 17 | 42 | 78 | 128 | 8 | 11 | — | — | 47 | 54 | — | 16 | 14 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 281 | 83 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 381 | 387 | 244 | 20 | 33 | 191 | 265 | 38 | 175 | 20 | 122 | 82 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 236 | 228 |
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