Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1169 | 1592 | 1693 | 1598 | 1739 | 1682 | 1402 | 1226 | 1185 | 1102 | 763 | 682 | 640 | 639 | 560 | 464 | 476 | 198 | 261 | 314 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09PM6.32m | 5:29AM6.27m | 5:46PM6.50m | 6:05AM6.43m | 6:21PM6.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.50m | 11:34PM0.26m | 11:49AM0.28m | 00:09AM0.16m | 12:24PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1102 | 32 | 682 | 640 | 639 | 560 | 464 | 476 | 198 | 91 | 90 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | NW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1169 | 1592 | 1693 | 1598 | 1739 | 1682 | 1402 | 1226 | 1185 | — | 763 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 70 | 261 | 314 | 472 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 739 | 552 | 746 | 739 | 739 | 286 | 282 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 227 | 104 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 121 | 208 | 250 | 208 |
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