Portreath Harbour Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Portreath Harbour Wall. I’m not gonna lie to you, this is a tough stretch. The forecast is looking pretty grim for the next couple of weeks, with a real lack of decent, clean swell. We’ve got a long gap of small, choppy, and onshore junk right from the start.

The first half of August is a write-off. From Thursday the 6th right through until Tuesday the 11th, we’re looking at tiny, weak waves, mostly under 2 ft, with a short period and a lot of onshore wind. The combined energy is pitiful, barely cracking 50 (54), and the conditions are just poor. It’s not worth getting wet.

Things start to look a little more promising around Wednesday the 12th. The swell picks up a bit to 4 ft from the west, and the combined energy jumps to a moderate 226. But the wind is still cross-shore, making it messy. The best chance we get in this whole period is Thursday morning, the 13th of August. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, with a light southerly. The swell holds at 4 ft from the west, with a period of 10 seconds and a combined energy of 235. The water temp is about average for the time of year. It’s surfable, but it’s only a 1 out of 10 for quality – it’s going to be very ordinary. Still, glassy conditions at a reef break like this can make the most of a small swell. The optimum swell direction is from the NW, so this westerly is a bit off, but with the clean surface, it’s the only real window to paddle out. It’s a fairly consistent break, but it can get crowded.

After that brief window, it’s back to the grind. We get a few more days of cross-onshore winds and deteriorating conditions. Saturday the 15th brings a bit more size, 4 ft to 4 ft from the west, but it’s onshore and lumpy. Sunday the 16th has a clean cross-offshore wind, but the swell is still small and mediocre. The last hope is a pulse on Wednesday the 19th of August, where the swell jumps to 3 ft from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds and a strong combined energy of 262, but the wind is a moderate cross-shore, so it’ll be choppy again.

Overall, it’s a lean outlook. The one standout is the glassy morning on Thursday the 13th. That’s your best bet, but keep your expectations low. For the rest of it, you’re better off waiting for the next set of forecasts.

Rusty.

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