Beacon Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)10ft (3.0m)7s
Afternoon (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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 morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
5
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.8
W
7
1.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
861
859
777
590
480
410
196
272
321
297
202
187
159
100
89
57
57
55
55
19
17
20
56
78
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:43AM5.87m
4:10PM5.96m
4:30AM6.29m
4:55PM6.39m
5:17AM6.62m
5:40PM6.71m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.83m
10:27PM0.78m
10:52AM0.46m
11:13PM0.40m
11:37AM0.20m
11:59PM0.13m
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
9:00
9:01
9:02
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
-1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
6
8
7
8
7
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
1.2
WNW
7
1
W
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.4
WNW
8
0.1
SW
13
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
24
22
21
21
8
8
143
97
41
107
82
7
7
19
7
57
57
55
55
18
17
16
35
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.7
W
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
10
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
8
8
63
8
8
2
7
35
18
11
6
5
6
20
12
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
N
5
0.2
W
9
0.2
N
5
0.2
W
7
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
2
6
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
7
1.1
W
6
Energy kJ
861
859
777
590
480
410
196
272
321
297
202
187
159
100
89
19
13
14
56
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
330
94
251
761
1149
1442
142
149
137
251
251
246
330
401
258
42
5
1
221
401
282
42
221
217
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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