
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portreath Harbour Wall today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Portreath Harbour Wall at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Portreath Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 49 | 41 | 60 | 77 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:33PM6.74m | 7:57AM6.34m | 8:18PM6.65m | 8:42AM6.17m | 9:02PM6.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.15m | 2:03AM0.03m | 2:18PM0.21m | 2:48AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 |
3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 49 | 41 | 60 | 77 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 244 | 244 | 249 | 278 | 122 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 1256 | 400 | 408 | 392 | 393 | 400 | 589 | 589 | ||
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