Portreath Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 5.30° W

Portreath Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portreath Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.2° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
2
SW
7
2.4
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
2.3
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
9
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
342
646
1034
1938
1609
1113
773
560
455
549
517
751
1174
1781
1879
1702
1433
1060
840
740
612
417
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SW
30
SW
35
W
45
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:39AM6.16m
6:54PM6.48m
7:11AM6.32m
7:27PM6.57m
7:44AM6.37m
8:01PM6.51m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.34m
1:15AM0.22m
1:27PM0.24m
1:47AM0.20m
1:59PM0.27m
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:07
 mm
6
4
3
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
16
15
11
14
14
15
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
14
15
15
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