Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 05 Mar 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)988121212121212121313131414141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1484112811458908558558557617617739651127149619282376253426182325225720291999195217121471
Wind
(km/h)
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
NNE
0
WSW
5
NW
0
N
5
ESE
0
E
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
6.44
6:45AM
6.57
7:01PM
6.31
7:17AM
6.31
7:33PM
6.06
7:49AM
5.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.17
1:04PM
0.23
1:16AM
0.35
1:33PM
0.51
1:46AM
0.65
2:02PM
0.87
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----6:54-------6:52-------6:50---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:12-------6:13
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-----------11--------1
Temp. °C6577777766677788888810111110
Feels °C (?)-4-5-3-3-2-2-100114567677778887
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