Portreath Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 5.30° W

Portreath Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Portreath Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.2° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 8PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (02 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
669
688
754
706
745
753
648
492
424
362
299
244
201
166
162
132
130
103
103
101
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:23AM5.77m
9:52PM5.41m
10:20AM5.29m
10:58PM4.90m
11:36AM4.90m
Low Tide
3:44PM1.07m
4:10AM1.41m
4:51PM1.53m
5:27AM1.83m
6:24PM1.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
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