Portreath Harbour Wall Reviews and Ratings

Visitor reviews of Portreath Harbour Wall surf break

• August 07, 2012
  Steve from United Kingdom
  

  A reveiw of Portreath harbour wall. Well the wall is built out of locally quarried granite it has some very interesting pointing. The main feature of the wall is to protect the boats in the harbour from the open ocean swell. It's structure follows the contours of the large section of rocks on which it sits, among the rocks is a large sea water swimming pool. On the end of the wall is a white structure in which people used to shelter waiting for lines from boats going into the harbour. The wall has a kink in it and the prevailing waves tend to push into the wall making a very basic ride impossible. The angle of the wall combined with the swimming pool has the ability of causing the unaware a fright. Oh it's not a good place to duck dive either due to the lack of water that cover the rocks. But I love it. Oh did I mention the fact that it really is rubbish!!

• Portreath Harbour Wall Ratings

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  Quality on a good day: 2.0 (1 star: Even when the swell and winds are optimum, the waves are poor quality, 5 stars: If conditions are right, the waves will be World Class).	Consistency of Surf: 3.0 (1: Portreath Harbour Wall is a fickle surf spot that only works a few times a year. 5: Reliable year-round spot).
  Difficulty Level: 4.0 (1: Suitable for Groms. 3: Intermediates. 5: Expert tow-in surfers only).	Water Quality: 2.0 (1: Known health risks from pollution. 5: Never any pollution).
  Crowds: 2.0 (1: Often too crowded. 5: Portreath Harbour Wall is an isolated spot where you are unlikely to meet other surfers).	Access: 5.0 (1: Getting to Portreath Harbour Wall requires an overland expedition or chartering a boat. 3: A 30 minute walk from the nearest parking. 5: Park a vehicle right by the break).

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• August 07, 2012
  steve from United Kingdom
  

  Have spent the best part of my life from the early 80's surfing this and seeing as Portreath has produced more top body boarders than any other beach in the UK I recon it's a very decent ride.