Porthtowan Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.28° N 5.25° W

Porthtowan WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porthtowan sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.4° 

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


Porthtowan surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with 144 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Porthtowan this week:

The surf forecast for Porthtowan over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Porthtowan in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Fri 10th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Best Surf10AM (Fri 10th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Most Powerful 1AM (Fri 10th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Porthtowan over the next 16 days.


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