Porthleven Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.09° N 5.33° W

Porthleven WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porthleven sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.8° 

Porthleven surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Porthleven surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, W swell with 1,840 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Porthleven this week:

The surf forecast for Porthleven over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Porthleven in the next 16 days are 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Sat 5th Sep)5.5ft (1.7m) 12s
Best Surf 7AM (Sat 5th Sep)5.5ft (1.7m) 12s
Most Powerful 7AM (Mon 7th Sep)8ft (2.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Porthleven over the next 16 days.


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