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Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.3
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
2
W
4.5
SW
3.5
W
6
WSW
6.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
W
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
6
WSW
6.5
WSW
6.5
WSW
6
WSW
Period(s) (?)16151413131312121212129151013131316171717181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1043673875525386628401647855800855855107635665069734014217111961128412851184331859220968251032537121748
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
20
S
40
SSE
40
SW
45
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
5.48
10:03AM
5.49
10:35PM
5.19
11:07AM
5.16
11:47PM
4.97
12:27PM
4.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
1.20
4:26PM
1.31
4:54AM
1.50
5:34PM
1.58
6:14AM
1.68
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----8:03-------8:03-------8:00---
Sunset------5:02-------5:05-------5:06-
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1266-11-121-211----
Temp. °C7678999101011129888778888998
Feels °C (?)523552112750-21-1-200011120
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