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Porthtowan Surf Forecast
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Porthtowan surf Forecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 26 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 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 10.7 °C max: 11.6 °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 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 10.7 °C max: 11.6 °C min: 9.2 °C)
How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 643 | 669 | 541 | 408 | 249 | 427 | 421 | 389 | 294 | 236 | 173 | 123 | 121 | 83 | 146 | 193 | 212 | 155 | 74 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 58 | 90 | 76 | 153 | 437 | 600 | 264 | 821 | 784 | 408 | 252 | 181 | 124 | 196 | 282 | 334 | 363 | 379 | 369 | 312 | 255 | 115 | 99 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 75 | 76 | 90 | 94 | 110 | 138 | 146 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 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 | 11:08AM 4.74 | 11:46PM 4.90 | 12:33PM 4.68 | 1:11AM 5.02 | 1:56PM 4.93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 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 | 5:03AM 1.72 | 5:35PM 1.88 | 6:29AM 1.76 | 7:03PM 1.84 | 7:53AM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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