
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portreath Harbour Wall today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portreath Harbour Wall at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Portreath Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
551 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 599 | 483 | 513 | 447 | 461 | 424 | 294 | 1253 | 9819 | 13796 | 12996 | 9880 | 6312 | 4374 | 3443 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:35AM4.08m | 1:18PM4.34m | 2:04AM4.30m | 2:31PM4.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM2.34m | 7:02AM2.38m | 7:56PM2.17m | 8:21AM2.12m | 8:58PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
551 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 599 | 483 | 513 | 447 | 461 | 424 | 294 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 63 | 237 | 1253 | 9819 | 13796 | 12996 | 9880 | 6312 | 4374 | 3443 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 46 | 60 | 420 | 499 | 333 | 298 | 239 | 563 | 564 | 521 | 167 |
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