Portreath Harbour Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's break down what's coming our way over the next couple of weeks.

We've got one clear window right at the start. Friday morning, July 3rd, at Portreath Harbour Wall is the only session that's really worth paddling out for. The water is a normal 61°F for this time of year, nothing unusual. We've got a clean 5ft swell rolling in from the west with a 10-second period, giving it some decent form. The key is that light 5 km/h cross-offshore breeze from the southwest—that's going to keep the faces nice and clean. The combined swell energy is moderate at 395. It's a reef break, so it can get a bit tricky, and crowds are likely, but for that morning, it's your best bet. After that, it's a long, dry stretch.

From Friday afternoon, July 3rd, all the way through to Saturday, July 18th, it's a total bust. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell gets small, weak, and messy. There's a couple of days, like the 12th and 13th, where the conditions are "surfable but very ordinary," but honestly, with waves struggling to hit 3ft and combined swell energy dropping as low as 34, you're better off doing something else. On the 14th, we see a bump in size with a 3ft west swell and clean cross-offshore winds from the east, but the score is still a zero, so something isn't right—likely the quality. By the 15th, there's a strong offshore wind from the southeast at 28 mph, but it's just too hard to paddle into those 3ft waves. No good.

Then, on Saturday, July 18th, we get another spike, but it's all bad. The morning shows a 5ft onshore bump, and by the afternoon it jumps up to a 8ft swell from the west-southwest. That sounds big, but it's all onshore wind, making it a total mess with a combined energy of 992. That's plenty of power, but the wind is going to chop it up into a washing machine. With it being a beach-and-reef setup, it honestly looks more interesting for the kite surfers than us paddle guys.

So, to sum it up: you've got one chance on Friday morning, July 3rd, for a clean session at the Harbour Wall. After that, the charts go dead for over two weeks. It’s a tough run, but the surf always comes back. Keep an eye on it.

- Rusty

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