Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 03 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
14
22
23
40
40
41
27
27
16
20
27
34
33
42
52
49
60
50
29
21
21
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
5
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NE
15
SE
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:03PM6.03m
7:21AM5.85m
7:36PM5.88m
7:54AM5.62m
8:11PM5.64m
8:30AM5.33m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.69m
1:20AM0.70m
1:33PM0.85m
1:53AM0.89m
2:06PM1.07m
2:28AM1.14m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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rain showers
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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8:42
8:44
8:45
8:46
4
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
11
12
12
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
5
5
4
5
6
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
10
14
22
23
40
40
41
10
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
12
9
13
13
5
13
11
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
27
27
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
6
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
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
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
8
8
1
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
6
2
1
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
13
20
27
34
33
42
52
49
60
50
29
21
21
3
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)
519
217
19
33
19
19
19
19
19
211
217
36
36
36
255
383
281
218
218
257
257
256
383
394
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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