Porthleven Surf Report

Surf report for Mon 18/03
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 8ft 13s  °  ° 13mph
12:00 8ft 13s  °  ° 16mph
18:00 8ft 12s  °  ° 22mph
Tide times
Low 6:37am (2.26m)
High 12:44pm (3.95m)
Low 7:16pm (2.32m)
Daylight
First light05:52
Sunrise06:24
Sunset18:33
Dark19:05
Surf report for Tue 19/03
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 11ft 12s  °  ° 20mph
12:00 10ft 12s  °  ° 14mph
18:00 9ft 12s  °  ° 12mph
Tide times
High 1:23am (4.19m)
Low 8:13am (2.05m)
High 2:03pm (4.17m)
Low 8:37pm (2.03m)
Daylight
First light05:50
Sunrise06:22
Sunset18:34
Dark19:06
Surf report for Wed 20/03
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 7ft 12s  °  ° 11mph
12:00 6ft 12s  °  ° 14mph
18:00 6ft 12s  °  ° 22mph
Tide times
High 2:28am (4.49m)
Low 9:14am (1.70m)
High 2:55pm (4.46m)
Low 9:29pm (1.69m)
Daylight
First light05:48
Sunrise06:20
Sunset18:36
Dark19:08
Surf report for Thu 21/03
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 4ft 12s  °  ° 5mph
12:00 3ft 12s  °  ° 5mph
18:00 3ft 11s  °  ° 11mph
Tide times
High 3:13am (4.79m)
Low 9:57am (1.39m)
High 3:34pm (4.73m)
Low 10:08pm (1.39m)
Daylight
First light05:45
Sunrise06:18
Sunset18:37
Dark19:10
Surf report for Fri 22/03
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 7ft 13s  °  ° 22mph
12:00 8ft 13s  °  ° 23mph
18:00 10ft 13s  °  ° 28mph
Tide times
High 3:48am (5.02m)
Low 10:32am (1.15m)
High 4:06pm (4.95m)
Low 10:42pm (1.17m)
Daylight
First light05:43
Sunrise06:15
Sunset18:39
Dark19:11
Surf report for Sat 23/03
  Swell Period Swell direction Wind direction Wind speed
6:00 13ft 11s  °  ° 31mph
12:00 13ft 12s  °  ° 31mph
18:00 12ft 13s  °  ° 31mph
Tide times
High 4:19am (5.19m)
Low 11:03am (1.00m)
High 4:35pm (5.10m)
Low 11:13pm (1.03m)
Daylight
First light05:41
Sunrise06:13
Sunset18:40
Dark19:13
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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.