
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Portreath Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 275 | 180 | 139 | 80 | 52 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2211 | 1998 | 2232 | 2241 | 2110 | 1774 | 1419 | 2027 | 3033 | 4589 | 3728 | 2975 | 2340 | 1932 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18AM6.63m | 7:36PM6.64m | 7:55AM6.49m | 8:16PM6.37m | 8:36AM6.20m | 9:00PM5.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.02m | 1:34PM0.08m | 1:53AM0.18m | 2:12PM0.27m | 2:32AM0.49m | 2:54PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
338 | 275 | 180 | 139 | 80 | 52 | 35 | 20 | — | 3061 | — | — | — | 2241 | 2110 | 1774 | 1351 | 1302 | 3033 | 4589 | 3728 | 2975 | 2340 | 1932 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 142 | 1419 | 2027 | 1132 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 31 | 42 | 64 | 67 | 222 | 688 | 1814 | 3316 | 2717 | 2211 | 1998 | 2232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 121 | 192 | 281 | 281 | 738 | 211 | 465 | 12 | 12 | 106 | 209 | 251 | 248 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 226 | 13 | 13 |
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