Porthtowan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer down at Porthtowan.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. The first few days have some size, but the wind’s all wrong. There’s a glimmer of something good early on Friday morning, and then a proper quiet spell before a nice little window of clean waves shows up around the second Tuesday.

Thursday afternoon kicks off with a 6ft WNW swell, period a solid 10 seconds, but that NNW wind at 12 mph is cross-on, making it choppy and messy. That’s a no-go. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 62°.

Now, Friday morning, the 3rd of July, that’s your standout of the first week. The swell drops a touch to 5ft from the west, but the real story is the wind. It’s glassy, dead calm from the WSW at only 3 mph. The wave energy is moderate (395) and the surf should be clean with decent shape. For a beginner-friendly spot like Porthtowan, this is the session to aim for. After that, the wind swings onshore for the rest of the weekend and into early next week, junking up the 3ft to 3ft west swells. Not worth it.

There’s a real dry spell from Saturday the 4th through to Monday the 13th of July. The swell stays small, mostly under 3ft, and conditions are poor with onshore or cross-onshore winds. A few mornings show glassy conditions but the swell is tiny, like 2ft to 3ft, so you’re just bobbing around.

Then we get to Tuesday the 14th of July. That morning is the real sleeper. The wind is dead calm, glassy as can be. Swell is a clean 4ft from the west at 11 seconds, which is a nice groundswell. The wave energy is moderate (387), and the conditions are set to be clean. This is the best you’ll see in the entire outlook. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be fun and user-friendly. The crowd can be there often, but on a Tuesday morning you might get it to yourself.

The rest of that week into the 17th is mostly clean but small, with cross-offshore winds keeping the surface tidy but the swell dropping back under 3ft. There’s a bit of energy on Thursday the 16th with a 4ft west swell and clean cross-offshore wind, but the period is only 8 seconds so the waves will be a bit weak and disorganised.

So, to sum it up: your two best calls are Friday morning the 3rd and Tuesday morning the 14th. The 14th looks like the true winner. Keep an eye on that one.

Rusty.

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