Portreath Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.26° N 5.30° W

Portreath Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 12 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Portreath Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.2° 

Portreath Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Portreath Beach surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with 154 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (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 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s is also forecast. 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Fri 10th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Best Surf 7AM (Fri 10th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Most Powerful 1AM (Thu 9th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Portreath Beach over the next 16 days.


Right, grab a coffee and listen up. I’m Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for your patch of coast here at Portreath Beach. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a tough outlook. We’ve got a solid 16 days to look at, but the first week is pretty much a write-off for a decent paddle.

The swell energy is weak, sitting under (100) for most of the early days, which tells you there’s not much push behind anything. To make matters worse, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, junking up any session. Tuesday and Wednesday are pretty grim, with small 2ft to 3ft swell from the west and northwest, blown out by a NW breeze. Thursday stays small with a cross-shore wind, still no good. There’s a glimmer on Friday morning the 10th of July when we get a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the ENE and a 3ft swell from the west (energy at 139). It’s the first surfable wave of the period, but the conditions are only described as “very ordinary” so keep your hopes in check. Saturday and Sunday drop off again into poor territory.

Now, here’s where it gets a bit weird and interesting. Tuesday morning the 14th of July shows a tiny 1.0ft swell, but from the SW with a very long period of 18 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy (107), but the wave height is pathetic – you’d need a special board to get into those. The wind is a strong offshore from the ESE, so it would be clean, but the size just isn’t there for a proper ride.

After that, we hit another rough patch. From the 15th right through to the 22nd of July, it’s all small, messy, and onshore or cross-on. Swell heights hover between 1.0ft and 2ft, with energy dropping to as low as (23). The wind is mostly from the NW or WNW, which is directly onshore here – absolute rubbish for getting a clean face.

The best chance, and it’s a real long shot, is the Sunday morning the 19th of July. There might be a tiny 1ft swell, but the wind goes light offshore from the SSE. That’s a good sign for clean conditions, but the swell is just too weak to get excited about. The whole 16-day stretch is a struggle. The worst of it is, the swell direction never lines up with the optimum NW direction from the guidance, and the consistency is poor.

Honestly, for a spot that’s fairly exposed, this is a dry spell. The whole period is more interesting for floating around than actually catching decent waves. Don’t bother waxing up for at least the first week. Sometimes it just stays flat here.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
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10
0.8
WNW
9
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WNW
9
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8
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10
0.6
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10
1
N
6
0.7
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6
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6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
49
90
120
118
154
120
113
144
127
90
49
68
65
74
31
30
30
35
35
32
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
ESE
25
ENE
25
E
25
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45
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50
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45
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Wind State
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High Tide
10:43AM5.23m
11:06PM5.39m
11:37AM5.12m
00:05AM5.25m
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
Low Tide
4:58PM1.37m
5:32AM1.34m
5:55PM1.49m
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
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5:24
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9:31
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9:29
9:28
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Temp °C
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16
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28
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Feels °C
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17
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26
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25
23
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15
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12
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Information about the Portreath Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Portreath Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Portreath Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Portreath Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Portreath Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Portreath Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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