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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 6 pm Friday 01 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Portreath Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | |
86 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:58PM6.07m | 6:14AM6.06m | 6:30PM6.10m | 6:47AM6.00m | 7:03PM6.03m | 7:21AM5.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.60m | 12:31PM0.60m | 00:48AM0.60m | 1:01PM0.69m | 1:20AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 86 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 51 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 5 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 190 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 36 | 19 | 190 | 190 | 394 | 406 | 406 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 19 |
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