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Current conditions

Sun Nov 8, 6am GMT · Updated

Surf rating: Poor · 2.2/5

Surf

2.3ft

Knee to thigh · 10s period

From W 278°

Wind

5mph

3 mph gusts · Cross-shore

From SSW 195°

Swells

  • 1.3ft 9s Primary · WNW
  • 0.3ft 9s Secondary · SW

Tide

5.1ft

Falling · low 10:00am, -8.9ft

Water

57°F

4-5mm wetsuit

Boots, Gloves

Weather

38°F

Clear

315 225 135 45 W S E N
SurfWind
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Next 7 days

  1. Today 11/8 1–2ft
  2. Tomorrow 11/9 1–2ft
  3. Tue 11/10 2–5ft
  4. Wed 11/11 3–5ft
  5. Thu 11/12 1–2ft
  6. Fri 11/13 0–1ft
  7. Sat 11/14 0–1ft

Surf, wind & weather Full surf forecast

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Sunday 11/8 Monday 11/9 Tuesday 11/10 Wednesday 11/11 Thursday 11/12 Friday 11/13 Saturday 11/14

Surf ft

2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 1 0.9 1.9 2 2 1.8 1.7 2 2.4 2.9 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7
10s 10s 10s 9s 9s 9s 8s 8s 7s 5s 4s 4s 11s 12s 12s 12s 12s 12s 12s 12s 15s 14s 13s 13s 13s 13s 12s 12s 12s 11s 11s 11s 11s 11s 11s 11s 10s 10s 10s 10s 10s 9s 9s 9s 8s 7s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 5s 5s

Wind mph

7-4 6-3 5-2 7+0 10+2 12+0 15+3 18+6 20+6 21+5 24+6 26+7 27+8 28+6 28+4 28+4 25+4 22+3 21+3 20+3 18-1 17+2 15+0 7+9 8-5 6+6 10+4 10+6 9+6 8+7 9+8 14+7 16+5 19+3 20+5 23+3 22+4 22+0 24+2 25+2 23+1 22+3 23+2 22+3 21+3 22+2 23+1 23+2 26+2 25+4 26+3 28+2 28+2 27+2 27+4 27+4

Tide ft

4:00am 9.1ft 10:00am -8.9ft 4:00pm 9.3ft 11:00pm -9.2ft 5:00am 9.3ft 11:00am -9.3ft 5:00pm 9.4ft 11:00pm -8.9ft 5:00am 9.3ft 12:00pm -8.9ft 6:00pm 8.8ft 12:00am -8.7ft 6:00am 9.1ft 12:00pm -8.4ft 6:00pm 8.4ft 1:00am -7.8ft 6:00am 8.4ft 1:00pm -7.7ft 7:00pm 7.5ft 1:00am -7.3ft 7:00am 7.9ft 1:00pm -6.9ft 7:00pm 6.8ft 2:00am -6.3ft 8:00am 6.9ft 2:00pm -6.1ft 8:00pm 5.9ft

Weather °F

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Time Surf Swells Wind Weather
Sunday 11/8
12am 2.3ft 1.3ft9s 0.3ft10s 7mph -4 Cross-shore 39°FClear
3am 2.3ft 1.3ft9s 0.3ft9s 6mph -3 Cross-shore 38°FClear
Now 2.3ft 1.3ft9s 0.3ft9s 5mph -2 Cross-shore 38°FClear
9am 2.1ft 1ft9s 0.7ft8s 7mph +0 Offshore 46°FClear
12pm 2ft 1ft9s 0.7ft8s 0.3ft1s 10mph +2 Offshore 55°FClear
3pm 1.8ft 1ft8s 1ft8s 0.7ft2s 12mph +0 Offshore 53°FClear
6pm 1.4ft 1ft7s 0.7ft9s 1ft2s 15mph +3 Offshore 43°FPartly Cloudy
9pm 1.3ft 1.3ft7s 0.7ft9s 1.6ft2s 18mph +6 Offshore 47°FCloudy
Monday 11/9
12am 1.1ft 1.3ft7s 0.7ft10s 2ft3s 20mph +6 Offshore 49°FCloudy
3am 1.1ft 1.3ft7s 0.7ft10s 2.3ft3s 21mph +5 Offshore 50°FCloudy
6am 1ft 1.3ft7s 0.7ft9s 2.6ft3s 24mph +6 Offshore 49°FCloudy
9am 0.9ft 1ft7s 0.7ft12s 3.3ft3s 26mph +7 Offshore 52°FCloudy
12pm 1.9ft 2ft12s 0.7ft9s 3.6ft4s 27mph +8 Offshore 53°FCloudy
3pm 2ft 3ft12s 3.9ft4s 28mph +6 Offshore 52°FChance of Rain
6pm 2ft 3.3ft11s 3.9ft4s 28mph +4 Offshore 51°FChance of Rain
9pm 1.8ft 3.3ft11s 3.9ft4s 28mph +4 Offshore 52°FCloudy
Tuesday 11/10
12am 1.7ft 3.3ft11s 1ft2s 3.6ft4s 25mph +4 Offshore 53°FCloudy
3am 2ft 3.6ft11s 0.7ft2s 3.3ft4s 22mph +3 Offshore 54°FChance of Rain
6am 2.4ft 4.3ft12s 1ft2s 3ft3s 21mph +3 Offshore 54°FChance of Rain
9am 2.9ft 4.9ft11s 1ft2s 2.6ft3s 20mph +3 Offshore 54°FChance of Rain
12pm 4.4ft 4.6ft12s 3.6ft13s 2.3ft3s 18mph -1 Offshore 57°FChance of Rain
3pm 4.8ft 6.6ft13s 2ft3s 17mph +2 Offshore 56°FChance of Rain
6pm 4.8ft 6.6ft13s 2.3ft3s 15mph +0 Offshore 56°FChance of Rain
9pm 4.7ft 6.6ft12s 2ft4s 7mph +9 Offshore 54°FChance of Rain
Wednesday 11/11
12am 4.4ft 6.2ft12s 2ft5s 8mph -5 Offshore 51°FChance of Rain
3am 4.5ft 5.9ft12s 1.6ft5s 6mph +6 Offshore 52°FCloudy
6am 4.6ft 5.6ft12s 1.3ft4s 10mph +4 Offshore 52°FCloudy
9am 4.2ft 5.2ft11s 1.6ft4s 0.7ft2s 10mph +6 Offshore 52°FCloudy
12pm 4.1ft 5.2ft11s 2ft5s 9mph +6 Offshore 55°FCloudy
3pm 3.6ft 4.6ft11s 2ft5s 1ft2s 8mph +7 Offshore 53°FCloudy
6pm 3.4ft 4.3ft10s 2ft5s 1.3ft2s 9mph +8 Offshore 51°FCloudy
9pm 3.1ft 4.3ft10s 1ft2s 2ft4s 14mph +7 Offshore 50°FCloudy
Thursday 11/12
12am 2.7ft 4.3ft10s 2.6ft5s 16mph +5 Offshore 49°FCloudy
3am 2.6ft 4.3ft10s 3ft4s 19mph +3 Offshore 48°FCloudy
6am 2.4ft 3.9ft10s 3.6ft5s 20mph +5 Offshore 47°FCloudy
9am 2.2ft 3.6ft10s 3.9ft5s 23mph +3 Offshore 47°FCloudy
12pm 2.3ft 3.3ft10s 3.9ft5s 22mph +4 Offshore 47°FCloudy
3pm 1.8ft 3ft10s 3.9ft5s 22mph +0 Cross-shore 49°FMostly Cloudy
6pm 1.8ft 2.6ft9s 3.9ft5s 24mph +2 Offshore 41°FPartly Cloudy
9pm 1.4ft 2.3ft9s 4.3ft5s 25mph +2 Offshore 41°FMostly Clear
Friday 11/13
12am 1.2ft 2.3ft9s 3.9ft5s 23mph +1 Offshore 43°FMostly Cloudy
3am 0.9ft 2ft9s 3.6ft5s 22mph +3 Offshore 42°FCloudy
6am 0.8ft 1.6ft9s 0.3ft2s 3.6ft4s 23mph +2 Offshore 42°FCloudy
9am 0.7ft 1.6ft9s 0.3ft2s 3.3ft4s 22mph +3 Offshore 44°FCloudy
12pm 0.5ft 1.3ft8s 3.3ft4s 21mph +3 Offshore 50°FMostly Cloudy
3pm 0.8ft 1.3ft8s 0.3ft14s 3ft4s 22mph +2 Offshore 47°FChance of Rain
6pm 0.3ft 1ft8s 0.3ft11s 3ft4s 23mph +1 Offshore 47°FChance of Rain
9pm 0.4ft 1ft8s 0.7ft11s 3.3ft4s 23mph +2 Offshore 47°FChance of Rain
Saturday 11/14
12am 0.3ft 2ft5s 1ft10s 2.6ft3s 26mph +2 Offshore 45°FMostly Cloudy
3am 0.3ft 1.3ft5s 1ft10s 3ft3s 25mph +4 Offshore 45°FClear
6am 0.3ft 1.3ft10s 1ft5s 3ft3s 26mph +3 Offshore 45°FPartly Cloudy
9am 1.1ft 1.3ft10s 0.7ft10s 3.3ft4s 28mph +2 Offshore 47°FCloudy
12pm 0.4ft 1.3ft10s 0.7ft9s 3.6ft4s 28mph +2 Offshore 52°FCloudy
3pm 0.5ft 1.6ft10s 0.3ft3s 3.3ft4s 27mph +2 Offshore 48°FCloudy
6pm 0.7ft 2ft9s 0.3ft6s 3.3ft4s 27mph +4 Offshore 45°FCloudy
9pm 0.7ft 2ft9s 0.3ft5s 3.3ft4s 27mph +4 Offshore 47°FCloudy

Tide & sun Full tide forecast

  1. Today 11/8

    • High 9.1ft
    • Low -8.9ft
    • High 9.3ft
    • Low -9.2ft

    Sunrise Sunset 9h 22m of daylight

  2. Tomorrow 11/9

    • High 9.3ft
    • Low -9.3ft
    • High 9.4ft
    • Low -8.9ft

    Sunrise Sunset 9h 19m of daylight

  3. Tuesday 11/10

    • High 9.3ft
    • Low -8.9ft
    • High 8.8ft

    Sunrise Sunset 9h 16m of daylight

  4. Wednesday 11/11

    • Low -8.7ft
    • High 9.1ft
    • Low -8.4ft
    • High 8.4ft

    Sunrise Sunset 9h 13m of daylight

  5. Thursday 11/12

    • Low -7.8ft
    • High 8.4ft
    • Low -7.7ft
    • High 7.5ft

    Sunrise Sunset 9h 10m of daylight

  6. Friday 11/13

    • Low -7.3ft
    • High 7.9ft
    • Low -6.9ft
    • High 6.8ft

    Sunrise Sunset 9h 7m of daylight

  7. Saturday 11/14

    • Low -6.3ft
    • High 6.9ft
    • Low -6.1ft
    • High 5.9ft

    Sunrise Sunset 9h 3m of daylight

  8. Sunday 11/15

    • Low -5.6ft
    • High 6.2ft
    • Low -5.2ft
    • High 4.9ft

    Sunrise Sunset 9h 1m of daylight

Nearby buoys

Spot guide

Porthtowan is a beach break facing west-northwest. It works best with swell from the WSW–NNW and wind from the ENE–SSE, which blows offshore.

Faces
WNW302°
Best swell
WSW–NNWStraight at the beach
Best wind
ENE–SSEOffshore
Tide range
8.7–21.2 ftNeap to spring
Break
Beach break

50.287°, -5.242° · See it on the surf map