Porthleven Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.09° N 5.33° W

Porthleven WaveFinder

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porthleven sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.0° 

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


Porthleven surf forecast from 19 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 13s period, W swell with cross-onshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 14s period, W swell with 26,574 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 21 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 13s 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 Wednesday (Oct 21) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 6.5m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Porthleven in the next 16 days are 8.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Monday (Oct 19) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Wed 21st Oct)21ft (6.5m) 13s
Best Surf10AM (Wed 21st Oct)21ft (6.5m) 13s
Most Powerful 4AM (Fri 23rd Oct)28ft (8.5m) 14s

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


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