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Porthtowan Surf Forecast
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Porthtowan surf Forecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 23 Apr 2024 BST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Porthtowan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthtowan sea temperature is 11.3°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 10.5 °C max: 11.4 °C min: 9.2 °C)
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Porthtowan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porthtowan sea temperature is 11.3°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 10.5 °C max: 11.4 °C min: 9.2 °C)
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 54 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 80 | 37 | 52 | 131 | 155 | 363 | 342 | 290 | 365 | 824 | 764 | 608 | 488 | 341 | 248 | 149 | 114 | 65 | 35 | 33 | 540 | 413 | 372 | 194 | 245 | 803 | 614 | 481 | 328 | 225 | 157 | 126 | 92 | 89 | 76 | 93 | 625 | 620 | 500 | 732 | 778 | 2079 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:00PM 6.01 | 6:14AM 6.11 | 6:30PM 6.13 | 6:45AM 6.14 | 7:00PM 6.14 | 7:16AM 6.06 | 7:32PM 6.06 | 7:50AM 5.90 | 8:07PM 5.89 | 8:26AM 5.65 | 8:46PM 5.64 | 9:09AM 5.35 | 9:32PM 5.34 | 10:01AM 5.02 | 10:30PM 5.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:14AM 0.59 | 12:30PM 0.51 | 12:45AM 0.52 | 1:00PM 0.53 | 1:16AM 0.56 | 1:31PM 0.64 | 1:48AM 0.69 | 2:03PM 0.83 | 2:23AM 0.91 | 2:39PM 1.08 | 3:04AM 1.18 | 3:22PM 1.38 | 3:55AM 1.48 | 4:19PM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
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