Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 BST
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Portreath Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Portreath Beach sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 4PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Portreath Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.3
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)11111110101010101010101010101010109151413151313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1109972881783663569434356260223188153153121926665434297126125212236
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
6.82
7:01AM
6.86
7:22PM
6.79
7:44AM
6.67
8:05PM
6.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
-0.15
1:00AM
-0.14
1:20PM
-0.08
1:42AM
-0.05
2:02PM
0.16
2:27AM
0.23
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:18-------6:16
Sunset---8:19-------8:20-------8:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1010109910109101212111010991010999989
Feels °C (?)5666688771098775443222101
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