Surf Forecasts:
Portreath Beach surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with 144 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Portreath Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Portreath Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Portreath Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Portreath Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Portreath Beach has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a grim run. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth paddling for. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn't pop up until Thursday morning, July 9th, and even then, it’s a sad 3 ft of WNW swell with a weak 125 combined energy. North-northeast breeze is making it choppy, so it’s a flat-out miss.
Friday the 10th morning is the closest we get to a positive note in this whole outlook. We’ve got a clean 3 ft of west swell, period a reasonable 9 seconds, and a light cross-offshore breeze from the east-northeast. The combined energy is still weak at 137, but it’s clean. This is your best bet – and that’s not saying much. It’s surfable, but it’s just very ordinary. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild to report there.
From Saturday the 11th right through to Thursday the 24th of July, it’s a write-off. We’re talking nearly two weeks of tiny, weak, and often onshore-affected slop. Swell heights hover around 1.0 ft to 3 ft, and the combined energy dips into the pathetic 20s, 30s, and 40s. The winds are mostly cross-off from the east, but the swell is just too small and weak from the north and north-northeast to do anything. A few afternoons see a clean offshore breeze, but with only 2 ft of north swell and 45 energy, there’s nothing to push. It’s frustrating.
The very end of the run, on Friday the 24th of July, shows a pulse of 6 ft of WNW swell with a moderate 259 combined energy. That’s a real tease. But it’s only 6-second period – that’s short-period windswell, and it’s wrapping up with a light cross-on breeze. It’s a big maybe, but given the long stretch of nothing, it’s at least a sign of life. Don’t get your hopes up too high, though.
This is a tough one. For the next two weeks, Portreath is just a place to look at the ocean, not surf it. I’d say clean your gear, wax up a beater board, and hold out hope that the forecasts change. It’s a blank run, plain and simple.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | W 10 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 113 | 144 | 127 | 94 | 55 | 92 | 60 | 74 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 46 | 36 | 32 | 48 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:41PM5.07m | 1:13AM5.19m | 1:52PM5.14m | 2:26AM5.28m | 3:02PM5.37m | 3:35AM5.50m | 4:06PM5.71m | 4:37AM5.81m | 5:04PM6.09m | 5:32AM6.09m | 5:56PM6.43m | 6:23AM6.30m | 6:46PM6.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM1.43m | 7:01PM1.54m | 7:41AM1.44m | 8:15PM1.45m | 8:53AM1.32m | 9:29PM1.21m | 10:02AM1.07m | 10:35PM0.86m | 11:03AM0.75m | 11:34PM0.50m | 11:57AM0.46m | 00:27AM0.21m | 12:47PM0.24m | 1:17AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | SE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 113 | 144 | 127 | 94 | 55 | 92 | 44 | 74 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 46 | 36 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | N 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 12 | NNE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 28 | 60 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 48 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | E 3 | N 4 | N 4 | E 5 | — | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 37 | — | 46 | 47 | 59 | 102 | 125 | 112 | 75 | 1055 | 130 | 27 | 36 | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 396 | 379 | 385 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
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