Portreath Harbour Wall surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 BST
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Portreath Harbour Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Portreath Harbour Wall sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portreath Harbour Wall today?

The current surf forecast for Portreath Harbour Wall at 12AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (21 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Portreath Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3113
2460
1928
1444
1338
1047
854
730
619
521
622
596
837
821
711
711
622
588
511
511
424
402
349
349
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:44PM6.25m
9:13AM5.76m
9:39PM5.88m
10:12AM5.35m
10:40PM5.51m
11:18AM5.01m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.58m
3:16AM0.59m
3:37PM0.93m
4:16AM0.95m
4:37PM1.28m
5:21AM1.27m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:08
9:09
9:10
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
16
14
13
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
17
9
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
13
12
12
13
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
13
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3113
2460
1928
1444
1338
1047
854
730
619
521
622
596
837
821
711
711
622
588
511
511
424
402
349
349
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
21
6
42
50
43
27
18
10
5
2
22
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
20
6
6
3
5
10
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
279
23
13
46
13
13
13
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
16
18
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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