Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Portreath Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 364 | 319 | 330 | 270 | 209 | 194 | 143 | 108 | 113 | 133 | 216 | 336 | 397 | 449 | 410 | 904 | 1709 | 1617 | 1422 | 1034 | 892 | 775 | 503 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:15PM4.26m | 2:57AM4.30m | 3:22PM4.66m | 3:49AM4.74m | 4:07PM5.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM2.45m | 8:48PM2.23m | 9:14AM2.11m | 9:48PM1.81m | 10:04AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 364 | 319 | 330 | 270 | 209 | 194 | 143 | 108 | 113 | 133 | 216 | 336 | 397 | 449 | 410 | 904 | 1709 | 1617 | 1422 | 1034 | 892 | 775 | 503 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 21 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 304 | 390 | 382 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 15 | SW 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 228 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 24 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 108 | 66 | 19 |
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