Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portreath Harbour Wall today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Portreath Harbour Wall at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Portreath Harbour Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | 42 | 41 | 66 | 74 | 99 | 115 | 167 | 254 | 202 | 145 | 120 | 1 | 308 | 529 | 1806 | 2575 | 2099 | 1343 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:50PM5.96m | 6:07AM5.90m | 6:22PM6.27m | 6:39AM6.16m | 6:54PM6.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.64m | 12:23PM0.55m | 00:44AM0.38m | 12:55PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | 60 | 67 | 28 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 42 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
53 | — | — | 66 | 74 | 99 | 115 | 167 | 254 | 202 | 145 | 120 | 181 | 308 | 529 | 1806 | 2575 | 2099 | 1343 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 193 | 246 | 279 | 279 | 210 | 14 | 210 | 210 | 567 | 228 | 152 | 757 | 519 | 167 |
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