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Portreath Beach Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.9° 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 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Portreath Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
432 | 425 | 432 | 432 | 425 | 418 | 371 | 297 | 242 | 238 | 187 | 171 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 41 | 65 | 25 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:08AM5.10m | 2:42PM4.99m | 3:04AM5.20m | 3:32PM5.18m | 3:52AM5.33m | 4:15PM5.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM1.45m | 9:04PM1.54m | 9:32AM1.34m | 9:54PM1.38m | 10:16AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 4 | W 9 |
 kJ | 432 | 425 | 432 | 432 | 425 | 418 | 371 | 297 | 242 | 238 | 187 | 171 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 19 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 25 | — | 66 | 25 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | N 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 41 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | WSW 9 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 65 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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