Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Portreath Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1422 | 1138 | 1026 | 888 | 579 | 614 | 418 | 302 | 242 | 198 | 149 | 141 | 100 | 132 | 1746 | 3111 | 3397 | 2725 | 2763 | 2831 | 2039 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:07PM5.14m | 4:29AM5.21m | 4:44PM5.63m | 5:03AM5.67m | 5:17PM6.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM1.66m | 10:30PM1.33m | 10:43AM1.20m | 11:05PM0.88m | 11:18AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 1422 | 1138 | 1026 | 888 | 579 | 614 | 418 | 302 | 242 | 198 | 149 | 141 | 100 | 98 | 1746 | 3111 | 3397 | 2725 | 2763 | 2831 | 2039 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | N 4 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | S 3 | WNW 20 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 16 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9 | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 132 | 98 | 10 | 10 | 25 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 3 | W 17 | WNW 16 | SW 10 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 80 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 33 | 217 | 19 |
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