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Porthtowan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 25 Apr 2025 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porthtowan today?
The current surf forecast for Porthtowan at 9AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porthtowan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 1843 | 1972 | 2167 | 2121 | 2310 | 2475 | 2249 | 2008 | 1708 | 1507 | 1325 | 1285 | 1054 | 930 | 915 | 789 | 664 | 546 | 467 | 526 | 514 | 498 | 470 | 386 | 379 | 377 | 384 | 338 | 338 | 331 | 284 | 284 | 234 | 200 | 160 | 125 | 115 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 60 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | 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 | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:14PM 5.92 | 4:33AM 6.37 | 4:59PM 6.41 | 5:19AM 6.76 | 5:42PM 6.77 | 6:03AM 6.97 | 6:25PM 6.93 | 6:47AM 6.95 | 7:08PM 6.89 | 7:31AM 6.72 | 7:52PM 6.64 | 8:17AM 6.30 | 8:38PM 6.24 | 9:06AM 5.77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:13AM 0.63 | 10:32PM 0.58 | 10:59AM 0.16 | 11:18PM 0.14 | 11:42AM -0.15 | 12:02AM -0.16 | 12:25PM -0.26 | 12:46AM -0.25 | 1:08PM -0.17 | 1:30AM -0.14 | 1:51PM 0.11 | 2:17AM 0.16 | 2:37PM 0.52 | 3:06AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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