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Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 12 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
10.4° 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 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
4
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
5
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.8
W
1.1
W
2
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121111111212111112121211111514141313121210222019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3728310121231949179417761478132710587765834573944351002808660551371282650116531766195
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
4.47
12:55PM
4.46
1:32AM
4.49
2:04PM
4.52
2:36AM
4.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
2.04
6:41AM
2.14
7:18PM
2.11
7:56AM
2.10
8:27PM
2.00
9:01AM
1.89
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-
Sunset4:40-------4:43-------4:44-------
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----23-----------11----
Temp. °C1110101011101010987666567810108889
Feels °C (?)567787864211232221245577
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