Portreath Beach surf break

Portreath Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Portreath Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Portreath Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
0
!
4
1
0
2
3
!
3
2
!
!
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.9
W
1.7
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
3
W
Period(s) (?)111111101010101211101816161616161616151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59644837230024223723939054373817075322525445853529283632773644465241803869675654283028
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
WSW
0
W
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
40
SSE
55
SSE
15
WNW
10
WSW
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
5.56
5:27AM
5.89
5:45PM
5.78
6:02AM
6.12
6:19PM
5.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.99
11:28PM
0.89
11:51AM
0.75
12:03AM
0.68
12:26PM
0.58
12:37AM
0.55
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise8:11-------8:11-------8:10-------
Sunset--4:50-------4:52-------4:52-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1---21211--111-
Temp. °C899889777997678876888887
Feels °C (?)68876633454222-1-442211122
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