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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 12 pm Wednesday 20 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
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Beacon Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Beacon Cove at 9PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Beacon Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
4008 | 3078 | 2598 | 2039 | 1547 | 1236 | 997 | 865 | 683 | 584 | 506 | 424 | 400 | 449 | 541 | 617 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 496 | 426 | 435 | 400 | 339 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:26AM6.33m | 8:49PM6.41m | 9:19AM5.93m | 9:44PM6.04m | 10:17AM5.50m | 10:45PM5.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.61m | 3:19AM0.63m | 3:40PM0.97m | 4:19AM1.00m | 4:41PM1.33m | 5:25AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | 9:10 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 4008 | 3078 | 2598 | 2039 | 1547 | 1236 | 997 | 865 | 683 | 584 | 506 | 424 | 400 | 449 | 541 | 617 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 496 | 426 | 435 | 400 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 392 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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