Surf Forecasts:
Portreath Beach surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 2 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, WNW swell with 622 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s 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 03) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Portreath Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 17s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Portreath Beach over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, listen up. Rusty here. I’m not gonna sugarcoat this one. Looking at the whole 16-day stretch for Portreath Beach, it is an exercise in frustration. The first real bump shows up Thursday, July 2nd, with a 7ft swell from the west, but it’s getting slapped by onshore and cross-onshore winds. The water temp is a standard 61°F, nothing to write home about.
From that Thursday through to around Wednesday, July 8th, it’s a slow, sad fade. Swell heights drop from that 7ft down to a pathetic 2ft, and the wind won’t let up—mostly onshore or cross-onshore. The combined wave energy starts in the moderate zone (607 to 614), but it falls right off a cliff into the weak, low double-digits (74 and 73) by Tuesday. There isn’t a single session in that first week worth paddling out for.
There’s a little tease on Thursday, July 9th, and Friday, July 10th, when the wind finally swings offshore—nice and clean from the east. But the swell is laughable. On Thursday morning you get a 3ft WNW swell (113 combined energy), and Friday morning drops to 2ft (118 combined energy). It’s clean, sure, but there’s no push. Then Friday afternoon throws up a weird 5ft spike from the north, but the period is a shocking 6 seconds. That’s pure wind-slop and closeouts. A kite-surfing setup if I’ve ever seen one, not a wave for a surfboard.
After that, from Saturday, July 11th, right through to Friday, July 17th, the surf flatlines. We get a day with glassy conditions on Saturday afternoon (11th), but the swell is a piddly 1.0ft (32 combined energy). There’s even some long-period groundswell showing up on July 13th and 14th (a 19-second and 18-second period from the SW), but the heights are 0.3ft to 1.0ft. That’s barely a ripple, and the wind is howling cross-on at 15-18 mph.
So what’s the standout? There isn’t one. There is no “best on offer.” If you were desperate, the cleanest conditions hit Thursday morning, July 9th, with that 3ft WNW swell and an offshore wind. But you’d be fighting for a 1ft wave. This is a brutal flat spell. The guidance calls it a “fairly consistent” spot, which makes this dead run feel even worse. But that’s what’s on the table. Leave the board in the car and go for a walk. Forecasts can always change.
That’s the long and short of it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 607 | 614 | 520 | 394 | 354 | 308 | 250 | 194 | 149 | 173 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 99 | 69 | 47 | 33 | 63 | 108 | 106 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42PM5.84m | 8:00AM5.58m | 8:18PM5.83m | 8:36AM5.53m | 8:55PM5.78m | 9:14AM5.45m | 9:33PM5.68m | 9:56AM5.35m | 10:16PM5.54m | 10:43AM5.23m | 11:06PM5.39m | 11:37AM5.12m | 00:05AM5.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.93m | 2:06AM0.92m | 2:17PM0.94m | 2:43AM0.95m | 2:53PM1.01m | 3:19AM1.02m | 3:30PM1.11m | 3:58AM1.11m | 4:11PM1.24m | 4:42AM1.22m | 4:58PM1.37m | 5:32AM1.34m | 5:55PM1.49m | ||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 607 | 614 | 520 | 394 | 354 | 308 | 250 | 5 | 149 | 173 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 99 | 69 | 47 | 33 | 63 | 108 | 106 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 19 | — | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 217 | 13 | 36 | 217 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 281 | 219 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 30 |
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