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Porthtowan Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

7ft @ 13secs
263°

Wind

8mph
93° -

Temperature

Sea 10°c    Air 4°c
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Perranporth
Hours from midnight
First Light: 7:08am - Sunrise: 7:42am
Sunset: 5:27pm - Last Light 6:02pm
(Perranporth - 6mi away) [Help]
high 5:18am 7.1m
low 11:46am 0.8m
high 5:40pm 7.1m

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Porthtowan Long Range Surf ForecastTry New Forecast Layout

  Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
  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
Wed
8/02  
12am
Star Star Star Star Star
100% 8.5ft
14secs 264°
18 20
mph
ESE - Offshore - 106° Clear 4c
  3am
Star Star Star Star Star
100% 8ft
13secs 264°
14 18
mph
ESE - Offshore - 104° Mostly Clear 0c
  6am
Star Star Star Star Star
100% 8ft
13secs 264°
13 17
mph
ESE - Offshore - 106° Mostly Clear -1c
  9am
Star Star Star Star Star
100% 7.5ft
13secs 263°
10 13
mph
ESE - Offshore - 105° Mostly Sunny -1c
  12pm
Star Star Star Star Star
100% 7.5ft
13secs 263°
10 11
mph
E - Offshore - 94° Mostly Sunny 2c
  3pm
Star Star Star Star Star
100% 7ft
13secs 263°
8 10
mph
E - Offshore - 93° Mostly Sunny 4c
  6pm
Star Star Star Star
100% 7ft
13secs 263°
7 9
mph
ESE - Offshore - 111° Mostly Clear 3c
  9pm
Star Star Star Star
100% 6.5ft
12secs 264°
6 7
mph
ESE - Offshore - 106° Mostly Clear 2c
Thu
9/02  
12am
Star Star Star Star
100% 6.5ft
12secs 264°
6 7
mph
ESE - Offshore - 113° Mostly Clear 2c
  3am
Star Star Star Star
100% 6.5ft
12secs 265°
4 5
mph
SE - Offshore - 132° Mostly Clear 2c
  6am
Star Star Star Star
100% 6.5ft
12secs 265°
3 4
mph
SSE - Offshore - 148° Mostly Clear 3c
  9am
Star Star Star Star
100% 6.5ft
12secs 266°
3 4
mph
S - Offshore - 173° Mostly Sunny 3c
  12pm
Star Star Star Star
100% 6.5ft
12secs 266°
5 5
mph
SW - Cross/onshore - 219° Mostly Sunny 5c
  3pm
Star Star Star
100% 6.5ft
11secs 265°
5 6
mph
WSW - Onshore - 241° Mostly Sunny 6c
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star
100% 6ft
11secs 265°
6 7
mph
WSW - Onshore - 244° Mostly Clear 6c
  9pm
Star Star Grey Star
100% 6ft
11secs 265°
6 7
mph
WSW - Onshore - 242° Mostly Cloudy 6c
Fri
10/02  
12am
Star Star Grey Star
100% 6ft
11secs 264°
7 9
mph
WSW - Onshore - 241° Mostly Cloudy 7c
  3am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
100% 6ft
11secs 264°
9 11
mph
WSW - Onshore - 239° Overcast 7c
  6am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
100% 6ft
11secs 264°
8 11
mph
WSW - Onshore - 255° Drizzle 7c
  9am
Star Star Grey Star
100% 6ft
11secs 263°
7 10
mph
WSW - Onshore - 253° Drizzle 8c
  12pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star
100% 5.5ft
11secs 263°
8 10
mph
WSW - Onshore - 250° Rain 9c
  3pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star
100% 5.5ft
11secs 263°
8 10
mph
WSW - Onshore - 253° Overcast 9c
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star
100% 5.5ft
11secs 264°
7 10
mph
W - Onshore - 259° Rain 9c
  9pm
Star Star Grey Star
100% 5.5ft
10secs 264°
6 8
mph
WSW - Onshore - 254° Mostly Cloudy 9c
Sat
11/02  
12am
Star Grey Star
100% 5ft
10secs 263°
6 8
mph
WSW - Onshore - 248° Rain 9c
  3am
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 5ft
10secs 264°
5 7
mph
WSW - Onshore - 255° Rain 9c
  6am
Star Grey Star
Warning 43% 3.5ft
10secs 255°
5 6
mph
WSW - Onshore - 238° Rain 9c
  9am
Star Grey Star
Warning 43% 3.5ft
10secs 273°
7 9
mph
SW - Onshore - 227° Rain 9c
  12pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 26% 4.5ft
10secs 265°
9 11
mph
SW - Onshore - 229° Drizzle 9c
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 26% 4.5ft
10secs 265°
8 10
mph
SW - Onshore - 227° Drizzle 9c
  6pm
Star Star
Warning 26% 4ft
10secs 264°
5 7
mph
SW - Cross/onshore - 220° Rain 9c
  9pm
Star Star
Warning 26% 4ft
10secs 264°
4 5
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 193° Drizzle 9c
Sun
12/02  
12am
Star Star
Warning 39% 4ft
10secs 266°
2 3
mph
S - Cross/offshore - 189° Brief Showers 9c
  3am
Star Star
Warning 39% 4ft
10secs 266°
4 5
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 360° Mostly Clear 9c
  6am
Star Star
Warning 60% 3.5ft
10secs 266°
7 9
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 359° Mostly Clear 8c
  9am
Star Grey Star
Warning 60% 3.5ft
10secs 265°
9 11
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 6° Mostly Sunny 8c
  12pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 95% 3.5ft
10secs 265°
9 11
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 4° Mostly Sunny 8c
  3pm
Star Grey Star
95% 3.5ft
10secs 265°
11 13
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 5° Mostly Sunny 9c
  6pm
Star Grey Star
85% 3.5ft
10secs 263°
10 13
mph
NNE - Cross shore - 21° Mostly Clear 8c
  9pm
Star Star
85% 3ft
10secs 264°
8 9
mph
NE - Cross/offshore - 35° Mostly Clear 7c
Mon
13/02  
12am
Star Star
85% 3ft
10secs 265°
6 7
mph
NE - Offshore - 50° Mostly Clear 7c
  3am
Star
85% 3ft
10secs 265°
5 6
mph
NE - Offshore - 52° Mostly Clear 7c
  6am
Star
70% 3ft
10secs 265°
6 7
mph
NE - Offshore - 50° Clear 7c
  9am
Star
70% 2.5ft
10secs 265°
4 5
mph
ENE - Offshore - 62° Sunny 7c
  12pm
Star
65% 2.5ft
10secs 265°
3 3
mph
NE - Cross/offshore - 45° Sunny 8c
  3pm
Star
65% 2.5ft
10secs 265°
4 4
mph
NNW - Onshore - 339° Mostly Sunny 9c
  6pm
Grey Star
68% 2.5ft
10secs 265°
7 9
mph
N - Onshore - 349° Clear 8c
  9pm
Star
68% 2ft
9secs 265°
3 4
mph
NNW - Onshore - 333° Clear 7c
Tue
14/02  
12am
Grey Star
5% 2ft
9secs 265°
6 8
mph
W - Onshore - 266° Clear 7c
  3am
Grey Star
Warning 5% 2ft
9secs 265°
10 13
mph
W - Onshore - 269° Mostly Clear 8c
  6am
Grey Star
Warning 30% 2ft
9secs 265°
11 16
mph
WNW - Onshore - 294° Mostly Clear 9c
  9am
Grey Star
Warning 30% 1.5ft
9secs 264°
15 21
mph
WNW - Onshore - 284° Mostly Cloudy 9c
  12pm
Grey Star
Warning 49% 1.5ft
12secs 276°
26 32
mph
W - Onshore - 273° Brief Showers 9c
  3pm
Grey Star
Warning 49% 1.5ft
12secs 276°
17 23
mph
NNW - Onshore - 339° Rain 9c
  6pm
Grey Star
Warning 59% 1.5ft
12secs 275°
17 23
mph
NNW - Onshore - 338° Showers 8c
  9pm
Grey Star
Warning 59% 2ft
11secs 275°
19 25
mph
N - Onshore - 352° Mostly Clear 8c
Long Range Regional Forecast (Cornwall - West)
Wed
15/02  
12am
Star Star
Warning 57% 3ft
11secs 276°
8
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 5° Brief Showers 7c
  3am
Star Star
Warning 57% 3ft
11secs 276°
8
mph
N - Cross/onshore - 5° Brief Showers 7c
  6am
Star Grey Star
Warning 50% 3ft
11secs 278°
8
mph
NW - Onshore - 319° Mostly Clear 5c
  9am
Star Grey Star
Warning 50% 3ft
11secs 278°
8
mph
NW - Onshore - 319° Mostly Clear 5c
  12pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 57% 2.5ft
10secs 279°
10
mph
W - Onshore - 275° Mostly Sunny 6c
  3pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 57% 2.5ft
10secs 279°
10
mph
W - Onshore - 275° Mostly Sunny 6c
  6pm
Star Star
29% 3ft
10secs 273°
3
mph
NW - Onshore - 305° Mostly Clear 7c
  9pm
Star Star
29% 3ft
10secs 273°
3
mph
NW - Onshore - 305° Mostly Clear 7c
Thu
16/02  
12am
Grey Star
Warning 19% 1.5ft
10secs 282°
12
mph
WSW - Onshore - 241° Mostly Cloudy 6c
  3am
Grey Star
Warning 19% 1.5ft
10secs 282°
12
mph
WSW - Onshore - 241° Mostly Cloudy 6c
  6am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 18% 3ft
10secs 264°
19
mph
NW - Onshore - 315° Brief Showers 6c
  9am
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 18% 3ft
10secs 264°
19
mph
NW - Onshore - 315° Brief Showers 6c
  12pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 15% 4ft
13secs 260°
20
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 192° Brief Showers 6c
  3pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 15% 4ft
13secs 260°
20
mph
SSW - Cross/offshore - 192° Brief Showers 6c
  6pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
23% 7.5ft
13secs 270°
17
mph
WSW - Onshore - 237° Brief Showers 6c
  9pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
23% 7.5ft
13secs 270°
17
mph
WSW - Onshore - 237° Brief Showers 6c
Fri
17/02  
12am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
19% 4ft
12secs 281°
10
mph
NW - Onshore - 322° Brief Showers 7c
  3am
Star Grey Star Grey Star
19% 4ft
12secs 281°
10
mph
NW - Onshore - 322° Brief Showers 7c
  6am
Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
40% 9.5ft
13secs 263°
27
mph
SW - Onshore - 235° Brief Showers 7c
  9am
Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
40% 9.5ft
13secs 263°
27
mph
SW - Onshore - 235° Brief Showers 7c
  12pm
Star Star Star
Warning 5% 3ft
13secs 273°
8
mph
ENE - Offshore - 71° Brief Showers 6c
  3pm
Star Star Star
Warning 5% 3ft
13secs 273°
8
mph
ENE - Offshore - 71° Brief Showers 6c
  6pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
20% 11ft
12secs 271°
20
mph
NW - Onshore - 316° Brief Showers 6c
  9pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star Grey Star
20% 11ft
12secs 271°
20
mph
NW - Onshore - 316° Brief Showers 6c
Sat
18/02  
12am
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 47% 7ft
12secs 276°
26
mph
NNE - Cross shore - 18° Brief Showers 6c
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Last Model Run: 8th Feb 2012 6:00am
Last Update: 8th Feb 2012 4:54pm
All times local time (GMT) unless otherwise stated.
View Regional Wave BuoysNearby Wave Buoy Data
Sevenstones Lightship
(62107)
Swell6ft 9secs
Wind11mph 
3:00pm Wed 8th February
Pembroke Buoy
(62303)
Swell5.5ft 7secs
Wind14mph 
3:00pm Wed 8th February

(62052)
Swell5ft 5secs
Wind26mph 
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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