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Beacon Cove Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Beacon Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 11 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Beacon Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 18 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | |
108 | 78 | 45 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 128 | 266 | 558 | 717 | 756 | 661 | 730 | 716 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:23PM4.68m | 1:52AM5.04m | 2:28PM5.03m | 2:51AM5.42m | 3:22PM5.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM1.97m | 7:43PM1.98m | 8:22AM1.66m | 8:45PM1.64m | 9:17AM1.25m | 9:38PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | 8:59 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 108 | 78 | 45 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 128 | 266 | 558 | 717 | 756 | 661 | 730 | 716 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 106 | 279 | 279 | 298 | 557 | 276 | 237 | 237 | 241 | 508 | 65 | 48 | 401 | 321 | 485 | 528 | 528 | 764 | 1031 | 1284 | 785 | 764 | 94 |
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