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Portinfer ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0

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Portinfer Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – Guernsey)

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Name: Portinfer
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: WNW Offshore Wind: SE

Portinfer in Guernsey is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around mid tide. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Portinfer Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Portinfer:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Guernsey Centres 2 mi
Second closest break Vazon Bay 2 mi
Third closest break Vazon Bay - T'Otherside 2 mi
Fourth closest break Vazon Bay - Reef 2 mi
Fifth closest break Dom Hue 3 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Portinfer:

Closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 32 mi
Second closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 131 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 163 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 183 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 211 mi

Tide stations nearest to Portinfer:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 30 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 30 mi
Third closest tide station Weymouth, England 78 mi
Fourth closest tide station Weymouth, England 78 mi
Fifth closest tide station Bournemouth, England 90 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Portinfer:

Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 345 mi
Second closest ski area Le Grand Val (Switzerland) 357 mi
Third closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 359 mi
Fourth closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 362 mi
Fifth closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 362 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Portinfer:

Closest city location Saint Peter Port (Guernsey) 4 mi
Second closest city location Guernsey (United Kingdom) 4 mi
Third closest city location Alderney (United Kingdom) 23 mi
Fourth closest city location Jersey Airport (United Kingdom) 25 mi
Fifth closest city location Saint Helier (United Kingdom) 29 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Portinfer is Guernsey Airport (GCI) in Guernsey Isld., 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Portinfer is Jersey Airport (JER) in England, 42 km (26 miles) away.
  • Third is Maupertus (Cherbourg) Airport (CER) in France, 82 km (51 miles) away.
  • Lannion Airport (LAI) in France is 104 km (65 miles) away.
  • Pleurtuit (Dinard) Airport (DNR), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Portinfer and is 107 km (66 miles) away.
Portinfer break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Portinfer, United-Kingdom - Guernsey. Use the tab navigation above to view Portinfer sea temperature, Portinfer photographs, Portinfer detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Portinfer webcams, current wind from United-Kingdom - Guernsey live weather stations and Portinfer tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Portinfer.