Beacon Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
300
300
300
290
232
228
172
123
118
85
85
84
84
82
76
73
75
73
76
93
84
116
81
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:32AM5.87m
4:54PM5.87m
5:10AM6.07m
5:30PM6.09m
5:46AM6.19m
6:03PM6.23m
Low Tide
10:35PM1.12m
10:58AM0.87m
11:13PM0.88m
11:32AM0.71m
11:48PM0.71m
12:04PM0.63m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:58
5:58
5:56
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8:36
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
9
8
8
11
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
1
-1
-1
3
8
7
5
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
6
8
9
11
11
11
12
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
Energy kJ
255
300
300
300
290
232
228
172
123
118
85
85
84
84
82
76
73
75
73
76
93
84
116
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
9
0.7
N
6
0.1
NW
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.5
WSW
7
Energy kJ
16
36
14
31
58
68
64
64
61
44
42
21
20
40
18
17
7
6
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NE
5
1
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
4
1.2
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
56
69
85
56
106
106
93
65
84
71
71
59
54
37
18
8
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
132
274
274
261
254
245
245
261
387
211
211
215
207
207
96
0
0
0
1
5
41
41
36
5
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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