Strike Mission
Reef
both
Level 8/10

Porthleven Reef

South Cornwall, UK (England)
🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips👥Crowded⚠️Shallow

Porthleven is Cornwall's heavy-water arena--a powerful reef break that detonates beside the harbour wall when sizeable SW groundswells wrap into Mount's Bay. The wave is an A-frame but the right is the prize.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
28
Poor
2.0m
@18s
22km/h
Tue
31
27
Poor
1.4m
@16s
11km/h
Wed
1
9
Poor
1.0m
@14s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.0m
W(277°)
Score: 13/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
22km/h
NW(323°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
11°C
0.0mm33%
Windswell Component
0.9mNW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.4mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 18 km/h NW|PM: 22 km/h NW
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 9am (-2.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:30 am
High tide - 0.97m
9:59 am
Low tide - -2.64m
3:56 pm
High tide - 1.12m
10:23 pm
Low tide - -2.60m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

28
Poor
Components
Swell Direction3/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score46/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score28/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score28
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
200° - 260°
Size range
1.2m - 3.6m
Ideal size
3.0m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Offshore range
315° - 70°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

8/10

Crowd level

5/10

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, Sep

Winter storms bring the best swells

Getting There

Airport
NQY
Drive time
60 min
Data quality
verified

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