Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Portreath Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 256 | 192 | 165 | 152 | 87 | 83 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 25 | 71 | 54 | 147 | 70 | 69 | 90 | 89 | 125 | 142 | 130 | 123 | 0 | 643 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:40PM5.68m | 6:57AM5.73m | 7:16PM5.39m | 7:34AM5.45m | 7:54PM5.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.82m | 00:52AM1.01m | 1:15PM1.07m | 1:27AM1.27m | 1:54PM1.37m | 2:07AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | 4:36 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 330 | 256 | 192 | 138 | 136 | 80 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 71 | 88 | 147 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 89 | 125 | 142 | 130 | 123 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNW 7 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | N 6 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 133 | 87 | 83 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 58 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | N 5 | SW 15 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | E 3 | E 7 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | ESE 4 | E 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 108 | 156 | 165 | 152 | 5 | 131 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 66 | 214 | 643 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 161 | 161 | 158 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 249 | 499 | 61 |
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