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Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
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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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 4AM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Portreath Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | |
889 | 861 | 839 | 777 | 645 | 667 | 428 | 322 | 226 | 286 | 255 | 168 | 181 | 145 | 103 | 47 | 60 | 40 | 55 | 70 | 28 | 26 | 44 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:37AM5.71m | 4:05PM5.81m | 4:25AM6.13m | 4:50PM6.22m | 5:11AM6.45m | 5:35PM6.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM0.78m | 10:23PM0.74m | 10:48AM0.42m | 11:09PM0.37m | 11:33AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | W 7 | N 6 | N 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 |
40 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 125 | 144 | 140 | 105 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 36 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | W 9 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | W 9 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 14 | W 8 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | WNW 15 | N 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 |
889 | 861 | 839 | 777 | 645 | 667 | 428 | 322 | 226 | 286 | 255 | 168 | 181 | 145 | 103 | 34 | 60 | — | 55 | 70 | 17 | 16 | 44 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 316 | 108 | 286 | 737 | 1140 | 317 | 171 | 258 | 116 | 233 | 233 | 19 | 317 | 278 | 36 | 13 | 211 | 0 | 8 | 211 | 211 | 13 | 211 |
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