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Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
10.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 10AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (18 Mar)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (18 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
!
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
1.9
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)121917161615141413131313131312121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17402644467859214688320024411705128390567953947540231424419218914013389865955
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
6.23
5:11AM
6.62
5:30PM
6.56
5:47AM
6.86
6:06PM
6.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
0.32
11:12PM
0.25
11:33AM
0.00
11:47PM
-0.01
12:08PM
-0.16
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:24-----
Sunset-----6:30-------6:30-------6:32--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C99111312111099891111101099991112111010
Feels °C (?)655654223234556556568877
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