Portreath Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, let’s get straight into it for Portreath Beach (United Kingdom). We’ve got a long window ahead, but I won’t lie to you—it’s a tough stretch for most of it. We're starting off with some pretty poor conditions, and it takes a while to get anything decent. There’s a proper blank run at the start here, with no real recommendable surf until the very end.

So, the pattern? Persistent onshore or cross-onshore winds and messy, weak swell for over a week. The water temp is sitting at about 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Wednesday the 22nd is a write-off – cross-on winds at 16 mph, weak 3 ft swell from the north with a short period of 5 seconds, and the energy is pathetic (79). Just leave the board in the van.

Thursday the 23rd morning offers a bit of hope with glassy conditions, but the swell is tiny at 3 ft from the NNW with a short 6-second period. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The rest of that day and the next few days are all cross-on trash – small, weak, and choppy.

Friday the 24th afternoon sees the swell drop to 0.3 ft. Saturday the 25th has a bit more size, up to 5 ft by the afternoon from the WNW, but it’s cross-on at 19 mph and lumpy. The energy is moderate (155), but the quality is poor.

Sunday the 26th morning brings the biggest swell of the first week – 7 ft from the WNW with an 8-second period. The energy is strong at 495, but northwest winds onshore at 22 mph ruin it. This is too big for beginners and only for experts in the right conditions, but with that wind, it’s a messy, blown-out mess. The setup here, with these winds and swell, looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The following days stay poor with cross-on winds and weak to moderate energy.

Now, we finally get a break in the pattern. The standout window arrives on Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning looks clean – we’ve got a 7 ft swell from the WSW with a 7-second period and a gentle offshore wind from the SSE at 9 mph. The energy is very strong at 521. That’s proper swell with clean conditions. The afternoon holds up too, with 6 ft from the WSW, offshore winds at 12 mph, and an energy of 461. This is the best on offer. It’s a bit big for beginners, but for intermediate and up, this is the session. The crowd profile suggests you’ll have company often, but with clean, offshore waves, it’ll be worth it.

Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th drop back into cross-shore and onshore conditions with smaller, weaker swell. Then Wednesday the 5th of August morning gives a little glassy window with 3 ft, 10-second swell from the west, but it’s very ordinary and small.

The rest of the forecast into early August remains poor with more onshore winds and weak swell.

So, to sum it up: it’s a long, frustrating wait until the 2nd of August. That Sunday session is the clear standout. The rest is a bit of a grind. Stick with it, the forecasts can change.

Rusty

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