Portreath Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the forecast is a tough one for the whole 16-day window. The first real chance of even a splash happens on Monday morning, 3rd of August. Up until then, we’ve got nothing but a flat spell with poor, weak windswell and cross-onshore junk. There’s a solid gap of nothing from now all the way through to Sunday, 2nd August, so don’t bother waxing up before then.

The only spot in the game is Portreath Beach. Water’s sitting at 65°F which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a small win.

Let’s talk about the standout. Honestly, there’s only one session that looks even half decent in the whole 16 days, and that’s the early morning of Monday, 3rd August. We’ve got a 3 ft swell rolling in from the WSW with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate (113). The wind is glassy, dead calm, so the surface will be clean as a whistle. It’s surfable, but the waves are very ordinary – small, weak, and nothing to write home about. For a local surfer it’s worth a paddle if you’re desperate, but it’s not going to be memorable.

The other highlight is a bit further out. Sunday morning, 9th August, we get a clean window with offshore winds from the SSE at 6 mph, and a 3 ft WSW swell at 9 seconds. Combined energy is moderate again (101). It’s clean, but the size is tiny. It’s surfable, but only just.

The rest of the weeks are a write-off: cross-onshore winds, choppy conditions, and tiny swell. Anything over 3 ft gets blown out by the wind. The Tuesday (4th August) sees a bit more size at 4 ft, but the period is short (7 seconds) and the wind is cross-shore, making it a messy, lumpy affair. Not worth your time.

A couple of mornings on the 2nd of August and the 10th of August have offshore winds, but the swell is tiny – 2 ft or less. You might get a knee-high ripple, but it’s a long paddle for nothing.

The 11th of August starts glassy calm with a 2 ft swell from the west, but again, it’s ordinary. The 13th of August has a clean cross-off window in the morning, but the swell is only 2 ft.

Bottom line: if you’re a beginner, there’s nothing over 5 ft here, so you’re safe from getting smashed, but there’s barely anything to ride. For experts, there’s no power to work with. The energy is weak across the board. The setup here is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer for most of it.

Keep your hopes low, but check back in a few days – forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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