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Porthtowan Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

1.5m @ 10secs
263°

Wind

26kph
134° -

Temperature

Sea 10°c    Air 4°c
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Perranporth
Hours from midnight
First Light: 7:05am - Sunrise: 7:39am
Sunset: 5:31pm - Last Light 6:05pm
(Perranporth - 6mi away) [Help]
low 12:40am 0.6m
high 6:38am 7.5m
low 1:05pm 0.5m
high 7:00pm 7.2m

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Porthtowan Long Range Surf ForecastTry New Forecast Layout

  Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
  6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm
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Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
Chart Region:  
    Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Fri
10/02  
12am
Star Star Grey Star
100% 1.8m
11secs 264°
12 17
kph
SW - Cross/onshore - 222° Clear 7c
  3am
Star Star Grey Star
100% 1.9m
11secs 263°
18 24
kph
SW - Cross/onshore - 214° Drizzle 7c
  6am
Star Star Star
100% 1.8m
11secs 263°
17 21
kph
S - Cross/offshore - 188° Clear 6c
  9am
Star Star Star
100% 1.8m
11secs 264°
19 24
kph
SE - Offshore - 137° Rain 6c
  12pm
Star Star Grey Star
100% 1.7m
11secs 262°
32 40
kph
SSE - Offshore - 148° Rain 7c
  3pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 1.6m
11secs 263°
32 41
kph
SE - Offshore - 145° Drizzle 6c
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 1.5m
11secs 263°
30 38
kph
SE - Offshore - 140° Drizzle 5c
  9pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 1.5m
10secs 263°
26 33
kph
SE - Offshore - 134° Overcast 4c
Sat
11/02  
12am
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 1.4m
10secs 264°
27 35
kph
SE - Offshore - 138° Overcast 4c
  3am
Star Star
Warning 100% 0.9m
11secs 276°
25 32
kph
SE - Offshore - 142° Overcast 4c
  6am
Star Star
Warning 100% 1m
10secs 273°
24 30
kph
SE - Offshore - 145° Overcast 3c
  9am
Star Star
Warning 100% 1m
10secs 257°
21 27
kph
SSE - Offshore - 147° Mostly Sunny 3c
  12pm
Star Star
Warning 100% 1.3m
10secs 265°
22 24
kph
SSE - Offshore - 153° Mostly Sunny 4c
  3pm
Star Star
Warning 100% 1.2m
10secs 265°
19 20
kph
SSE - Offshore - 159° Sunny 5c
  6pm
Star Star
Warning 100% 1.1m
10secs 263°
14 16
kph
SSE - Offshore - 163° Clear 4c
  9pm
Star Star
Warning 100% 1.1m
10secs 264°
12 14
kph
SSE - Offshore - 159° Clear 4c
Sun
12/02  
12am
Star Star
100% 1.1m
10secs 265°
9 10
kph
SSE - Offshore - 164° Clear 4c
  3am
Star Star
100% 1.1m
10secs 262°
7 8
kph
S - Cross/offshore - 188° Clear 4c
  6am
Star Star
100% 1m
10secs 263°
4 5
kph
WSW - Onshore - 241° Mostly Clear 4c
  9am
Star Star
100% 1m
10secs 265°
5 6
kph
WNW - Onshore - 284° Mostly Sunny 5c
  12pm
Star Grey Star
100% 1m
10secs 266°
8 11
kph
NW - Onshore - 315° Mostly Sunny 6c
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star
100% 1m
10secs 267°
15 17
kph
NW - Onshore - 310° Mostly Sunny 7c
  6pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 0.9m
10secs 268°
14 20
kph
NW - Onshore - 320° Mostly Clear 7c
  9pm
Star
Warning 100% 0.9m
10secs 268°
14 21
kph
NW - Onshore - 311° Mostly Cloudy 8c
Mon
13/02  
12am
Grey Star
Warning 100% 0.8m
10secs 268°
20 30
kph
NW - Onshore - 309° Brief Showers 10c
  3am
Grey Star
Warning 100% 0.8m
10secs 268°
21 32
kph
NNW - Onshore - 338° Rain 10c
  6am
Grey Star
Warning 95% 0.7m
10secs 269°
19 29
kph
N - Onshore - 354° Brief Showers 9c
  9am
Grey Star
Warning 95% 0.7m
10secs 269°
20 30
kph
NNW - Onshore - 348° Mostly Cloudy 9c
  12pm
Grey Star
Warning 43% 0.7m
9secs 270°
26 31
kph
NNW - Onshore - 347° Brief Showers 9c
  3pm
Grey Star
43% 0.6m
9secs 270°
32 39
kph
N - Onshore - 349° Mostly Sunny 9c
  6pm
Grey Star
Warning 39% 1.6m
5secs 343°
32 44
kph
NNW - Onshore - 346° Brief Showers 9c
  9pm
Grey Star
39% 1.8m
5secs 349°
34 46
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 3° Rain 8c
Tue
14/02  
12am
Grey Star
45% 2m
6secs 354°
32 43
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 4° Rain 8c
  3am
Grey Star
45% 2m
6secs 357°
32 43
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 3° Overcast 8c
  6am
Grey Star
65% 2m
6secs 359°
31 42
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 7° Overcast 8c
  9am
Grey Star
65% 2m
6secs 0°
29 40
kph
NNE - Cross/onshore - 14° Mostly Sunny 8c
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
70% 1.8m
6secs 1°
26 33
kph
NNE - Cross shore - 22° Mostly Sunny 9c
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 70% 1.6m
6secs 0°
27 34
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 10° Sunny 9c
  6pm
Grey Star Grey Star
65% 0.6m
12secs 274°
26 36
kph
NNE - Cross shore - 18° Mostly Clear 9c
  9pm
Grey Star Grey Star
65% 0.6m
12secs 274°
24 33
kph
NNE - Cross/onshore - 15° Mostly Clear 8c
Wed
15/02  
12am
Grey Star Grey Star
52% 0.7m
11secs 274°
22 33
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 1° Mostly Clear 8c
  3am
Grey Star Grey Star
52% 0.7m
11secs 274°
28 40
kph
N - Onshore - 353° Mostly Clear 8c
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star
25% 0.7m
11secs 275°
32 44
kph
N - Onshore - 355° Mostly Clear 8c
  9am
Grey Star Grey Star
25% 0.7m
11secs 275°
31 45
kph
N - Onshore - 353° Mostly Sunny 8c
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
38% 0.7m
11secs 275°
33 43
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 359° Mostly Sunny 9c
  3pm
Grey Star
38% 0.7m
11secs 275°
35 47
kph
N - Onshore - 356° Sunny 9c
  6pm
Grey Star
Warning 20% 1.7m
6secs 359°
33 51
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 358° Clear 9c
  9pm
Grey Star
Warning 20% 1.5m
6secs 0°
29 47
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 2° Clear 9c
Thu
16/02  
12am
Grey Star
33% 0.6m
10secs 275°
28 41
kph
N - Onshore - 357° Clear 9c
  3am
Grey Star
33% 0.5m
10secs 275°
28 40
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 3° Clear 8c
  6am
Grey Star
28% 0.5m
10secs 275°
25 37
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 9° Clear 7c
  9am
Grey Star
28% 0.4m
10secs 275°
22 30
kph
NNE - Cross/onshore - 16° Sunny 6c
  12pm
Grey Star
23% 0.4m
9secs 276°
16 19
kph
NNE - Cross/onshore - 12° Sunny 8c
  3pm
 
23% 0.3m
9secs 276°
16 18
kph
N - Onshore - 353° Sunny 9c
  6pm
 
Warning 23% 0.3m
9secs 276°
16 21
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 360° Clear 8c
  9pm
Grey Star
Warning 23% 0.3m
14secs 276°
13 18
kph
N - Cross/onshore - 3° Clear 5c
Long Range Regional Forecast (Cornwall - West)
Fri
17/02  
12am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 50% 0.5m
13secs 274°
26
kph
NNW - Onshore - 347° Clear 4c
  3am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 50% 0.5m
13secs 274°
26
kph
NNW - Onshore - 347° Clear 4c
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 48% 0.6m
13secs 271°
26
kph
NNW - Onshore - 347° Clear 7c
  9am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 48% 0.6m
13secs 271°
26
kph
NNW - Onshore - 347° Clear 7c
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 23% 0.7m
12secs 270°
16
kph
NW - Onshore - 314° Sunny 9c
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 23% 0.7m
12secs 270°
16
kph
NW - Onshore - 314° Sunny 9c
  6pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 36% 0.8m
12secs 270°
24
kph
NW - Onshore - 317° Clear 9c
  9pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 36% 0.8m
12secs 270°
24
kph
NW - Onshore - 317° Clear 9c
Sat
18/02  
12am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 21% 0.8m
12secs 269°
26
kph
WNW - Onshore - 288° Mostly Clear 9c
  3am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 21% 0.8m
12secs 269°
26
kph
WNW - Onshore - 288° Mostly Clear 9c
  6am
Star Grey Star
Warning 30% 0.6m
13secs 291°
13
kph
N - Onshore - 349° Brief Showers 8c
  9am
Star Grey Star
Warning 30% 0.6m
13secs 291°
13
kph
N - Onshore - 349° Brief Showers 8c
  12pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 36% 0.8m
12secs 269°
26
kph
SW - Cross/onshore - 224° Brief Showers 9c
  3pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 36% 0.8m
12secs 269°
26
kph
SW - Cross/onshore - 224° Brief Showers 9c
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star
26% 1.4m
11secs 285°
12
kph
N - Onshore - 357° Brief Showers 7c
  9pm
Star Star Grey Star
26% 1.4m
11secs 285°
12
kph
N - Onshore - 357° Brief Showers 7c
Sun
19/02  
12am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
16% 2.2m
10secs 298°
23
kph
NW - Onshore - 326° Brief Showers 7c
  3am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
16% 2.2m
10secs 298°
23
kph
NW - Onshore - 326° Brief Showers 7c
  6am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
26% 1.9m
11secs 289°
24
kph
W - Onshore - 263° Brief Showers 7c
  9am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
26% 1.9m
11secs 289°
24
kph
W - Onshore - 263° Brief Showers 7c
  12pm
Grey Star
Warning 5% 0.6m
9secs 298°
12
kph
SW - Onshore - 232° Brief Showers 7c
  3pm
Grey Star
Warning 5% 0.6m
9secs 298°
12
kph
SW - Onshore - 232° Brief Showers 7c
  6pm
Star
Warning 5% 0.6m
9secs 294°
11
kph
S - Cross/offshore - 180° Brief Showers 8c
  9pm
Star
Warning 5% 0.6m
9secs 294°
11
kph
S - Cross/offshore - 180° Brief Showers 8c
Mon
20/02  
12am
Star
5% 0.6m
10secs 291°
16
kph
SSW - Cross/onshore - 213° Brief Showers 8c
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Last Model Run: 10th Feb 2012 12:00pm
Last Update: 10th Feb 2012 10:53pm
All times local time (GMT) unless otherwise stated.
View Regional Wave BuoysNearby Wave Buoy Data
Sevenstones Lightship
(62107)
Swell1.7m 7secs
Wind50kph 
9:00pm Fri 10th February
Pembroke Buoy
(62303)
Swell1.9m 5secs
Wind26kph 
9:00pm Fri 10th February

(62052)
Swell1.6m 5secs
Wind42kph 
3:00pm Sun 5th February
Swell from these wavebuoys might not reach this beach. This is intended as a general overview of swell running in the area. Click a buoy for detailed location information.
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Covering the area from Holywell Bay, Penhale, throught Droskyn Beach and St Agnes down through Porthtowan to Portreath. Most of these breaks work in a similar wind and swell.

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A detailed long range Porthtowan Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Porthtowan and nearby surf spots in the Cornwall - West area. For other surf breaks in UK + Ireland click 'local overview' at the top of this page. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.
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