Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 02 May 2026 BST
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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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
51
31
30
16
18
28
28
26
24
20
18
17
15
13
36
39
55
60
47
45
27
26
26
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
0
W
0
E
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:14AM6.06m
6:30PM6.10m
6:47AM6.00m
7:03PM6.03m
7:21AM5.85m
7:36PM5.88m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.60m
12:31PM0.60m
00:48AM0.60m
1:01PM0.69m
1:20AM0.70m
1:33PM0.85m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:40
8:42
8:44
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
12
13
12
12
11
9
10
10
10
9
11
11
12
10
10
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
10
10
11
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
SW
5
0.4
W
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
55
51
9
30
13
13
16
28
26
24
20
18
17
15
13
36
39
55
60
47
45
27
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.4
W
10
0.4
SW
6
0.3
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
N
5
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
7
8
31
8
16
18
28
11
8
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
W
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
14
13
12
11
11
15
1
1
8
8
8
8
2
3
3
7
7
7
7
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
3
2
1
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
7
192
190
33
19
19
19
190
190
33
256
408
249
19
19
1
0
19
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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