Portreath Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 5.30° W

Portreath Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portreath Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.7
SW
7
1.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
23
18
74
86
103
99
103
106
86
80
59
59
163
164
171
167
167
202
268
332
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:12AM5.97m
8:29PM6.20m
8:47AM5.91m
9:05PM6.07m
9:25AM5.77m
9:45PM5.85m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.60m
2:50AM0.60m
3:02PM0.71m
3:25AM0.75m
3:39PM0.89m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
21
21
20
17
16
16
16
22
24
24
22
18
19
19
19
20
21
21
19
17
Feels °C
16
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
20
22
21
19
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
14
13
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