Portreath Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 5.30° W

Portreath Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portreath Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.3° 

Portreath Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
424
362
299
244
201
166
162
132
133
103
103
78
46
27
26
67
92
72
68
47
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:20AM5.29m
10:58PM4.90m
11:36AM4.90m
00:28AM4.61m
1:12PM4.83m
Low Tide
4:51PM1.53m
5:27AM1.83m
6:24PM1.81m
7:06AM1.96m
8:03PM1.70m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
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Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
16
17
16
15
14
15
14
14
14
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
18
17
16
16
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