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Wind, waves and sun - Newgale

12:22 pm 16 Aug 2011

Harlyn

8:58 am 5 Aug 2007


Portreath Harbour Wall ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Portreath Harbour Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – Cornwall North)

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Name: Portreath Harbour Wall
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: SE

Portreath Harbour Wall in North Cornwall is a reasonably exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Portreath Harbour Wall Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Portreath Harbour Wall:

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Closest break Portreath Beach 1 mi
Second closest break Porthtowan 2 mi
Third closest break Chapel Porth 4 mi
Fourth closest break Godrevy 5 mi
Fifth closest break St Agnes 5 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Portreath Harbour Wall:

Closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 37 mi
Second closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 93 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 109 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 145 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M2 Lambay Buoy 222 mi

Tide stations nearest to Portreath Harbour Wall:

Closest tide station Newlyn, England 16 mi
Second closest tide station Newlyn, England 16 mi
Third closest tide station Devonport, England 50 mi
Fourth closest tide station Devonport, England 50 mi
Fifth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 51 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Portreath Harbour Wall:

Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 305 mi
Second closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 333 mi
Third closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 333 mi
Fourth closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 333 mi
Fifth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 339 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Portreath Harbour Wall:

Closest city location Camborne (United Kingdom) 3 mi
Second closest city location Saint Agnes (United Kingdom) 6 mi
Third closest city location Hayle (United Kingdom) 7 mi
Fourth closest city location Perranporth (United Kingdom) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location St Ives (United Kingdom) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Portreath Harbour Wall is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Portreath Harbour Wall is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 86 km (53 miles) away.
  • Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 143 km (89 miles) away.
  • Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 172 km (107 miles) away.
  • Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Portreath Harbour Wall and is 186 km (116 miles) away.
Portreath Harbour Wall break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Portreath Harbour Wall, United-Kingdom - Cornwall North. Use the tab navigation above to view Portreath Harbour Wall sea temperature, Portreath Harbour Wall photographs, Portreath Harbour Wall detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Portreath Harbour Wall webcams, current wind from United-Kingdom - Cornwall North live weather stations and Portreath Harbour Wall 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 Portreath Harbour Wall.