Portreath Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way for Portreath Beach over the next couple of weeks.

First off, the water is sitting at about 64°F which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a nice little bonus if you're getting in.

Right, the honest truth is this outlook is a bit of a tough one. We've got a long dry spell to get through first. From now, the Friday the 11th right through to the end of Thursday the 18th, the surf is pretty much a no-go. There's swell on the charts, with some moderate wave energy readings (between 149 and 825), but it's all getting hammered by onshore and cross-shore winds. Lots of chop and lumpy conditions, so you'd be fighting a losing battle. Not worth the wetsuit rub.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn't arrive until Saturday the 19th of September. The morning brings in a 4ft W swell with a clean 11-second period. The wind goes light and cross-offshore, which is a massive positive. The combined swell energy is moderate at 284, but the clean conditions are the real story here. Then into the afternoon it goes glassy, with only a 4ft W swell and a light period of 10 seconds. It's not going to be pumping, but it will be surfable and tidy – about the best we'll see in this run.

Then we hit another gap. Sunday the 20th has some clean waves on paper, but the swell is too weak and the winds are up, so it's another miss.

The next thing that catches my eye is a long way out, on Wednesday the 23rd of September. We've got a 5ft swell from the WNW with a very long 13-second period. The combined energy is a solid 799, showing there's plenty of push. The wind is cross-offshore and clean. This is a promising long-range call, but that far out, it's less certain. The long period means it'll have some real grunt, but at a beach break like Portreath, that long-period stuff can sometimes stand up a bit too straight. Worth watching though.

Following that, Thursday the 24th of September morning looks clean again with a light cross-offshore breeze and a 4ft WNW swell at 11 seconds. Combined energy is 346, so a moderate but tidy option.

To be straight with you, there's nothing epic here, but the standout window is Saturday the 19th. Clean conditions, small but rideable swell. That's your best bet. Everything else is either blown out, too small, or too far off to bank on. For a spot that's fairly consistent, this is a lean run, but it won't stay poor forever. Keep an eye on that Wednesday the 23rd.

Rusty.

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