Beacon Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 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
12.1° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
22
36
27
24
33
33
18
17
13
9
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00AM5.78m
8:16PM5.80m
8:35AM5.48m
8:53PM5.51m
9:14AM5.16m
9:34PM5.21m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.92m
2:10PM1.11m
2:32AM1.18m
2:45PM1.38m
3:11AM1.49m
3:25PM1.67m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:48
5:47
5:45
5:43
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8:45
8:46
8:47
8:50
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
9
10
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.5
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
8
8
7
6
5
3
3
1
2
2
9
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
5
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
3
2
3
1
1
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
24
22
36
27
24
33
33
18
17
13
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
215
237
238
246
246
236
276
279
275
303
387
402
303
279
216
216
207
238
246
270
417
392
392
392
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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