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Level 6/10

Porthtowan

North Cornwall, UK (England)
🌀Strong rips🪨Rocks🚫Pollution👥Crowded

Porthtowan is a punchy Cornish beach break that packs more power than many visitors expect.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
27
Poor
0.6m
@7s
9km/h
Mon
22
13
Poor
0.4m
@7s
25km/h
Tue
23
30
Poor
0.3m
@11s
11km/h
Wed
24
30
Poor
0.4m
@9s
14km/h
Thu
25
18
Poor
0.5m
@10s
24km/h
Fri
26
34
Poor
0.7m
@11s
24km/h
Sat
27
18
Poor
1.4m
@10s
21km/h
Sun
28
20
Poor
0.7m
@9s
12km/h
Mon
29
43
Poor
2.6m
@12s
21km/h
Tue
30
33
Poor
2.0m
@8s
19km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.6m
W(260°)
Score: 8/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
9km/h
NE(51°)
Score: 16/25
Weather
19°C
0.0mm69%
Windswell Component
0.1mNE@1s
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 5 km/h ENE|PM: 10 km/h ESE
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 4pm (-2.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:17 am
Low tide - -2.80m
10:11 am
High tide - 1.56m
4:32 pm
Low tide - -2.49m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

27
Poor
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind16/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
📉 Undersized Swell-7
Adjusted Score27/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score27
🤢 Morning Sickness
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (285°)
Direction range
240° - 330°
Size range
0.6m - 2.5m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (120°)
Offshore range
90° - 170°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

7/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Getting There

Airport
NQY
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
verified

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