Porthtowan Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.28° N 5.25° W

Porthtowan, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthtowan sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.7° 

Porthtowan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Porthtowan based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Porthtowan right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Porthtowan

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Camborne

7 km S240 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
clearno report
15
light winds from the NW
(13 km/h at 320°)
20
16.8 °C35
35

-

Budock Water wx

17 km SSE57 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
20
light winds from the WNW
(18 km/h at 299°)
30
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Culdrose Airport

24 km S210 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the WNW
(11 km/h at 290°)
14 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

Newquay Airport

25 km NE119 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 320°)
16 °C10.0
10.0


SHIP1478

57 km SW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP3162

57 km SW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP693

57 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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17.4 °C-
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SHIP263

57 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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17.4 °C-
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SHIP3922

57 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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17.4 °C-
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SHIP5954

59 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Porthtowan and within an acceptable time window.

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