Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 16 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
3
!
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
1.8
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)161615141413131313131219171616151414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4010334529422379158716161862249420741825174023494988592147483200244117561155905700564408339
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
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)
4:01AM
5.73
4:21PM
5.79
4:37AM
6.23
4:56PM
6.23
5:11AM
6.62
5:30PM
6.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
1.11
10:25AM
0.76
10:38PM
0.64
10:59AM
0.32
11:12PM
0.25
11:33AM
0.00
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:31-------6:28-------6:26---
Sunset-------6:28-------6:30-------6:30
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101010910111111109910111212101010879111111
Feels °C (?)443233566665544223213445
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