Beacon Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 BST
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Beacon Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Beacon Cove sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Beacon Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Beacon Cove at 1AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Beacon Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.8
N
6
1
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
5
22
42
42
38
60
59
57
52
49
48
49
89
121
138
143
143
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
0
SW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34PM5.21m
9:59AM4.86m
10:25PM4.94m
10:55AM4.62m
11:28PM4.78m
12:07PM4.53m
Low Tide
3:25PM1.67m
3:56AM1.79m
4:14PM1.94m
4:54AM2.02m
5:16PM2.13m
6:04AM2.10m
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5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:47
8:50
8:51
8:52
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
9
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
17
17
15
15
13
11
10
10
13
8
9
8
9
9
8
11
12
13
12
10
8
8
9
11
13
13
13
11
8
5
3
3
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
1
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.3
WNW
11
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
22
42
42
38
60
59
57
52
49
11
49
89
121
25
143
143
9
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
2
2
1
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
2
6
48
47
47
27
5
9
9
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
6
6
5
6
3
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
1.2
N
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
3
2
2
138
8
16
186
175
212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
417
417
392
392
386
47
8
8
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
50
1
0
246
374
491
296
519
275
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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