Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
WNW
0.1
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)12121214141313131366611111011101010109101211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20519818911519214199665529151412526142302279241231196157514396
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
6.29
8:51PM
6.20
9:19AM
5.78
9:44PM
5.72
10:17AM
5.24
10:48PM
5.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
0.55
3:17AM
0.65
3:39PM
1.03
4:16AM
1.13
4:43PM
1.50
5:31AM
1.53
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---8:23-------8:24-------8:27----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C891010109991011111011109911121211111088
Feels °C (?)00121-10-10332433233433211
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