Portreath Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 5.30° W

Portreath Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portreath Beach sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
W
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
189
146
133
105
105
104
68
165
349
397
368
310
310
310
300
337
327
329
316
341
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:19AM6.28m
8:38PM6.31m
8:58AM6.06m
9:19PM5.97m
9:41AM5.71m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.42m
2:55AM0.54m
3:12PM0.69m
3:35AM0.89m
3:57PM1.06m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
15
17
16
16
16
17
17
19
17
17
17
17
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