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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 Monday 18 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Beacon Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Beacon Cove at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Beacon Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
976 | 828 | 649 | 584 | 229 | 327 | 458 | 500 | 612 | 681 | 880 | 1070 | 1316 | 1745 | 5525 | 4985 | 4192 | 3075 | 2598 | 2043 | 1547 | 1236 | 997 | 865 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:11PM6.87m | 7:36AM6.65m | 7:59PM6.71m | 8:26AM6.33m | 8:49PM6.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.12m | 1:34AM0.08m | 1:55PM0.31m | 2:25AM0.30m | 2:46PM0.61m | 3:19AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 976 | 828 | 649 | 584 | 229 | 74 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 55 | 273 | 836 | — | 4985 | 4192 | 3075 | 2598 | 2043 | 1547 | 1236 | 997 | 865 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 18 | W 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 7 | 14 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 112 | 327 | 458 | 500 | 612 | 681 | 880 | 1070 | 1316 | 1745 | 5525 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 264 | 404 | 404 | 487 | 502 | 491 | 491 | 510 | 383 | 383 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 298 | 279 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
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