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Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
10.4° 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 5PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.9
WSW
1.4
W
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)10910910111212121212111111111111121211111187
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)200653377194924953716476249284423394536362946191516331633149112441076955739553762780685
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
40
S
45
S
50
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
10
W
35
N
40
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
4.89
11:14PM
4.62
11:44AM
4.59
12:21AM
4.47
12:55PM
4.46
1:32AM
4.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
1.82
5:32AM
2.00
6:07PM
2.04
6:41AM
2.14
7:18PM
2.11
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise8:17-------8:17-------8:15-------
Sunset--4:39-------4:40-------4:43-----
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-41----1-1----29931----
Temp. °C111212121111111111111110101011101111888776
Feels °C (?)35433344445666878100-10001
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