Porthleven Surf Report

Surf report for Thu 28/03
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 15ft 15s  °  ° 33mph
12:00 20ft 12s  °  ° 34mph
18:00 17ft 13s  °  ° 20mph
Tide times
Low 1:09am (1.07m)
High 6:42am (5.19m)
Low 1:26pm (1.15m)
High 6:58pm (5.11m)
Daylight
First light05:30
Sunrise06:02
Sunset18:48
Dark19:21
Surf report for Fri 29/03
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 13ft 11s  °  ° 28mph
12:00 12ft 10s  °  ° 30mph
18:00 11ft 10s  °  ° 25mph
Tide times
Low 1:39am (1.23m)
High 7:12am (5.02m)
Low 1:56pm (1.35m)
High 7:31pm (4.95m)
Daylight
First light05:28
Sunrise06:00
Sunset18:50
Dark19:23
Surf report for Sat 30/03
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 10ft 10s  °  ° 25mph
12:00 10ft 11s  °  ° 21mph
18:00 9ft 10s  °  ° 22mph
Tide times
Low 3:13am (1.44m)
High 8:47am (4.79m)
Low 3:31pm (1.60m)
High 9:09pm (4.72m)
Daylight
First light06:25
Sunrise06:58
Sunset19:52
Dark20:24
Surf report for Sun 31/03
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 7ft 10s  °  ° 19mph
12:00 7ft 9s  °  ° 23mph
18:00 6ft 9s  °  ° 13mph
Tide times
Low 3:54am (1.69m)
High 9:31am (4.49m)
Low 4:16pm (1.88m)
High 10:02pm (4.45m)
Daylight
First light06:23
Sunrise06:56
Sunset19:53
Dark20:26
Surf report for Mon 01/04
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 5ft 8s  °  ° 11mph
12:00 4ft 8s  °  ° 17mph
18:00 5ft 10s  °  ° 14mph
Tide times
Low 4:51am (1.95m)
High 10:37am (4.18m)
Low 5:22pm (2.12m)
High 11:27pm (4.24m)
Daylight
First light06:21
Sunrise06:54
Sunset19:55
Dark20:28
Surf report for Tue 02/04
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 8ft 10s  °  ° 15mph
12:00 8ft 10s  °  ° 28mph
18:00 11ft 9s  °  ° 25mph
Tide times
Low 6:15am (2.09m)
High 12:25pm (4.05m)
Low 7:00pm (2.16m)
Daylight
First light06:19
Sunrise06:52
Sunset19:56
Dark20:29
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Porthleven Barrel Sequence 3
Porthleven

The reef to the right hand side of the harbour is considered one of the best breaks in the UK and has been the proving ground for many of the current generation of British pros

The wave is not a beginners wave at all - breaking with extreme power on to a shallow, uneven, barnacle encrusted reef, the potential for mishaps is great! Many a time have I played pinball with the rocks here whilst caught inside!

The wave itself is a fairly short left and right of varying quality depending on the swell direction and state of tide. The right is more popular possibly owing to the fact it breaks into an extremely deep channel (the harbour mouth). The right often provides at least one barrel section.

The left is slightly faster and more walley. It also often provides a decent barrel but the risk for taking a beating is a bit greater with the channel not being quite so defined

There is also a wave that breaks in front of the pier. It's got a short ugly left off it and a slightly longer, slightly dodgier right. It only seems to get surfed by bodyboarders which might give you a clue about how gnarly it is!

The ideal conditions are low-mid tide (low for the left), with a south-westerly swell and a north-easterly wind. However, the wave is so much superior to most beach breaks it's often worth a look.

The bad news about Porthleven is the crowd. When it's good all the top surfers in Cornwall are out there, plus the locals. Unless you're prepared to charge and dodge fibreglass then this probably isn't the spot for you! You have to put in a bit of time here and not be afraid to get any waves.

Porthleven 10 day surf forecast here.