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Today at Porthcurnick Beach: Okay for surfing — 57/100 for beginner level. Wind 6 kn SE · Waves 0.7 m, 6 s · Tide -1.4 to 0.6 m. Best window around 05:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Porthcurnick Beach: 0.6m waves with light onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the midday, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 16°C / 61°F.
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Porthcurnick Beach faces SE, away from the prevailing Atlantic swell. For surfing that means it needs a specific direction to work rather than picking up the everyday groundswell, so it is a spot to check rather than assume.
Today's wind is onshore at 6 kn. Onshore is the awkward one for surfing: it adds chop and pushes the wave over before it can stand up.
Over the published window Porthcurnick Beach clears 60/100 for surfing at Beginner level — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Porthcurnick Beach ranks 31st for surfing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A quiet, sandy National Trust beach on Cornwall's Roseland Peninsula, reached via a cliff path, with rocky ends good for snorkelling. Its ESE-facing aspect shelters it from south-westerlies, favouring paddleboarding, kayaking and calm-water use over surfing. Jet skis and waterskiing are restricted. No lifeguard cover; a lifebuoy is kept on the slipway. Atlantic tidal range is significant; rip currents are a hazard, low-to-mid tide safer for entry.
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Wind at Porthcurnick Beach today: 6 kn SE (gusting 25 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Porthcurnick Beach today: 0.7 m, 6 s period from S, mushy character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Porthcurnick Beach scores 57/100 today for surfing — Okay. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Porthcurnick Beach is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Porthcurnick Beach is a coastal location near Portscatho in United Kingdom. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Porthcurnick Beach, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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