Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 May 2026 BST
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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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
20
18
16
16
14
22
23
40
40
40
27
27
16
19
42
42
31
29
33
41
40
40
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
SW
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:47AM6.00m
7:03PM6.03m
7:21AM5.85m
7:36PM5.88m
7:54AM5.62m
8:11PM5.64m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.60m
1:01PM0.69m
1:20AM0.70m
1:33PM0.85m
1:53AM0.89m
2:06PM1.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:42
8:44
8:45
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
12
11
12
10
10
9
9
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
8
10
9
8
7
7
11
12
12
9
7
8
8
6
7
8
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
26
24
20
18
16
16
14
22
23
40
40
40
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
14
10
9
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
8
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
4
9
27
27
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SW
4
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
13
19
42
42
31
29
33
41
40
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
19
19
33
408
408
193
19
19
19
19
7
19
19
19
195
195
195
211
219
281
218
226
219
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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