Porthtowan Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.28° N 5.25° W

Porthtowan, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porthtowan sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.8° 

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

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

-

Perranporth Waverider

10 km NNE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Porthleven Waverider

24 km S3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Culdrose Airport

24 km S210 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 360°)
18 °C10.0
10.0


Newquay Airport

25 km NE119 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 050 degs)
(11 km/h at 360°)
18 °C10.0
10.0
few

Penzance Waverider

26 km SSW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Looe Bay Waverider

60 km E3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Sevenstones Buoy

64 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.9 °C9.3
9.3


BUOY-62050

68 km ESE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 280°)
16.8 °C-
-


SHIP2136

68 km ESE- m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 280°)
16.5 °C-
-

no observation

* 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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