Portreath Harbour Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Cornwall, UK)

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Portreath Harbour Wall Surf Guide

Portreath Harbour Wall in North Cornwall is a reasonably exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Watch out for rocks.

Portreath Harbour Wall Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	12.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Portreath Harbour Wall:

The best conditions reported for surf at Portreath Harbour Wall occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Portreath Harbour Wall (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Portreath Harbour Wall with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 18% of the time in February while 59% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

18%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

59%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

23%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Portreath Harbour Wall surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Portreath Harbour Wall is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Portreath Harbour Wall is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 86 km (53 miles) away.

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Portreath Harbour Wall Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 00:14 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	SW	W	W	W
Period (s)	16	16	16	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	glass	glass

Tides at Portreath Harbour Wall

Current tide and informaton

For Chapel Porth, 6 km from Portreath Harbour Wall.

Next High Water: 09:53am | 4.71m

Next Low Water: 03:53am | 1.73m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Portreath Harbour Wall Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.4 °C) at Portreath Harbour Wall is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (9.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 12.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Portreath Harbour Wall

Surf stats for Portreath Harbour Wall, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Portreath Harbour Wall

Wind stats for Portreath Harbour Wall, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Portreath Harbour Wall Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 2 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:3.5
Consistency of Surf:4.0
Difficulty Level:3.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:5.0
Crowds:3.5
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Steve from United Kingdom

“A reveiw of Portreath harbour wall. Well the wall is built out of locally quarried granite it has some very interesting pointing. The main feature of the wall is to protect the boats in the harbour from the open ocean swell. It's structure follows the contours of the large section of rocks on which it sits, among the rocks is a large sea water swimming pool. On the end of the wall is a white structure in which people used to shelter waiting for lines from boats going into the harbour. The wall has a kink in it and the prevailing waves tend to push into the wall making a very basic ride impossible. The angle of the wall combined with the swimming pool has the ability of causing the unaware a fright. Oh it's not a good place to duck dive either due to the lack of water that cover the rocks. But I love it. Oh did I mention the fact that it really is rubbish!!”

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