Porthtowan Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (59 surf breaks) / UK (468 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (50.28° N 5.25° W)
Porthtowan Surf Forecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)
Cross-off winds at Sennen Cove are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (light winds from the S at Porthcurno wx 3 km from Sennen Cove).
2 h 19 min ago
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Porthtowan this week:
The surf forecast for Porthtowan over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Apr 18) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Porthtowan in the next 12 days are 2.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Apr 24) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 7s period and expected on Friday (Apr 23) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 18th Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Fri 23rd Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 24th Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Porthtowan over the next 12 days.
Rating (10 max) |
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Swell Height Map |
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) |
| Period(s) (?) |
Wave (?)Graph  |
| Energy (?) |
Wind (km/h) |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy |
High Tide / height (m) |
Low Tide / height (m) |
| Summary |
Rain (mm) |
| High °C |
| Low °C |
| Chill °C (?) |
| Sunrise |
| Sunset |
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night |
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W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | NNE | W | W | W | NNE | NE |
| 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 267 | 257 | 323 | 237 | 234 | 154 | 123 | 209 | 274 | 153 | 102 | 48 | 16 | 64 | 85 | 85 | 537 | 1712 | 909 | 2740 | 1930 | 1645 | 1231 | 995 | 473 | 327 | 176 | 375 | 279 | 107 | 114 | 66 | 132 | 85 | 81 | 111 |
SSE | S | SSE | SE | SSE | SE | ENE | NE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | ESE | E | SSE | SE | ESE | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | NE | ENE | ENE | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | NW |
| cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
9:51PM 4.95 | 10:17AM 4.66 | 10:45PM 4.63 | 11:22AM 4.37 | 12:02AM 4.45 | 12:52PM 4.32 | 1:34AM 4.57 | 2:18PM 4.59 | 2:47AM 4.98 | 3:22PM 5.08 | 3:44AM 5.53 | 4:12PM 5.65 | 4:31AM 6.09 | 4:57PM 6.18 | 5:16AM 6.57 | 5:40PM 6.60 | 5:59AM 6.89 | 6:22PM 6.87 | 6:42AM 7.01 | 7:04PM 6.93 | 7:26AM 6.90 | 7:47PM 6.78 | ||||||||||||||
3:39PM 1.58 | 4:06AM 1.72 | 4:27PM 1.91 | 5:06AM 2.02 | 5:38PM 2.16 | 6:31AM 2.13 | 7:10PM 2.15 | 8:00AM 1.91 | 8:30PM 1.82 | 9:08AM 1.43 | 9:31PM 1.32 | 10:01AM 0.86 | 10:20PM 0.76 | 10:46AM 0.31 | 11:05PM 0.24 | 11:29AM -0.13 | 11:48PM -0.16 | 12:12PM -0.39 | 12:31AM -0.38 | 12:54PM -0.44 | 1:15AM -0.39 | 1:37PM -0.27 | 1:59AM -0.19 | |||||||||||||
Note: the tide data above is for Chapel Porth which is 3 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Porthtowan.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night |
 |  |  | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
| some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | light rain | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 6:22 | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | 6:00 | - | - |
| - | 8:19 | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | 8:36 | - |
Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | Days 6-9 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Information about the Porthtowan Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Porthtowan provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Porthtowan can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Porthtowan surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Porthtowan) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Porthtowan may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Porthtowan is 8 km (5 miles) from Camborne. If you plan a holiday in North Cornwall, look for hotels and other accommodation in Camborne. Camborne has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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