Portreath Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 5.30° W

Portreath Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portreath Beach sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.9° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
0.8
W
18
1.4
WNW
15
2
W
15
2
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
336
397
449
410
892
1709
1617
1422
1138
1003
888
599
494
418
302
242
198
149
141
100
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NW
0
WNW
10
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:22PM4.66m
3:49AM4.74m
4:07PM5.14m
4:29AM5.21m
4:44PM5.63m
Low Tide
9:14AM2.11m
9:48PM1.81m
10:04AM1.66m
10:30PM1.33m
10:43AM1.20m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:17
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
14
14
17
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
18
19
20
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
13
14
14
14
13
12
15
17
18
17
17
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