Beacon Cove surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 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
12.3° 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 8PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
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)
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
6
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
0.1
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
5
22
42
42
38
60
59
57
52
75
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35AM5.48m
8:53PM5.51m
9:14AM5.16m
9:34PM5.21m
9:59AM4.86m
10:25PM4.94m
Low Tide
2:45PM1.38m
3:11AM1.49m
3:25PM1.67m
3:56AM1.79m
4:14PM1.94m
4:54AM2.02m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:47
5:45
5:43
5:41
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8:46
8:47
8:50
8:51
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
10
9
8
8
8
11
13
13
11
11
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
W
6
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
0.2
W
5
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
Energy kJ
5
5
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
22
42
42
38
60
59
57
52
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
8
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
3
3
5
5
4
2
2
3
2
2
1
5
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.5
N
5
Energy kJ
13
6
3
1
3
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
387
321
401
321
237
207
276
276
276
276
402
402
392
392
254
47
8
8
21
1
1
1
1
1
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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