Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 3PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | W 16 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2366 | 1793 | 1127 | 681 | 2041 | 10057 | 15718 | 23859 | 19943 | 12928 | 9143 | 6391 | 4374 | 2990 | 2398 | 1828 | 1910 | 2407 | 4837 | 7543 | 9268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:21PM5.11m | 3:47AM5.19m | 4:02PM5.58m | 4:25AM5.68m | 4:40PM6.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM1.71m | 9:45PM1.34m | 10:01AM1.26m | 10:24PM0.89m | 10:40AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -5 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2366 | 1793 | 1127 | 681 | 383 | 7315 | 15718 | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | 169 | 135 | 89 | 51 | 17 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | W 16 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 207 | 529 | 2041 | 10057 | 355 | 23859 | 19943 | 12928 | 9143 | 6391 | 4374 | 2990 | 2398 | 1828 | 1910 | 2407 | 4837 | 7543 | 9268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 16 | 147 | 499 | 299 | 246 | 81 | 157 | 353 | 510 | 527 | 739 | 260 | 260 | 160 | 57 | 368 | 739 | 739 | 739 | 739 |
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