Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 118 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 115 | 121 | 113 | 118 | 144 | 138 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM5.25m | 12:41PM5.07m | 1:13AM5.19m | 1:52PM5.14m | 2:26AM5.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM1.49m | 6:32AM1.43m | 7:01PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.44m | 8:15PM1.45m | 8:53AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 118 | 118 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 120 | 115 | 121 | 113 | 118 | 144 | 138 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 94 | 94 | 29 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 40 | 46 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 68 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 18 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 10 | ESE 5 | SW 17 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 66 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 |
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